Charlotte Wright

4 days ago | bbc.com | Charlotte Wright

New law will tackle nuisance bikes - Chatham MPCharlotte WrightBBC South East Political EditorBBCMedway Council has previously issued a Public Spaces Protection Order to try to tackle anti-social bike-ridingAn MP says a change in the law will strengthen the police's power to tackle the "menace" of nuisance vehicles. The new measures in the Crime and Policing Bill, currently going through Parliament, will mean police can seize and crush vehicles without advance warning.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Joshua Askew |Charlotte Wright

Loved ones of a Kent woman who died from methanol poisoning are urging the government to do more to educate young people on the risks of drinking bootleg alcohol abroad. Twenty-eight-year-old Simone White, from Orpington, died in 2024 along with five others after consuming free shots they were offered at a hostel in Laos, south-east Asia. The MP for Dartford raised the issue in a debate in Parliament on Tuesday, calling for compulsory education on the issue in schools.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Joshua Askew |Charlotte Wright

Image source, Michael Keohan/BBCImage caption, Linden Kemkaran has said she worked at the BBCPolitical Editor, BBC South EastThe Reform UK leader of Kent County Council has said she will try to reduce the impact of "illegal migration" on Kent residents. Speaking to BBC South East Today after she was chosen council leader, Linden Kemkaran said she could not give detailed plans or measures Reform will take.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Charlotte Wright

New Reform councillor promises no quick fixesCharlotte WrightPolitical Editor, BBC South EastPhil Harrison/BBCThe Conservatives had overall control of Kent County Council prior to Reform UK's emphatic victoryA newly-elected Reform UK councillor in Kent has said the party is "not going to fix all the problems straight away". The party secured a majority of 45 seats on Kent County Council at the local election on Friday, all but wiping the Conservatives off the political map at the authority.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Wright |Zac Sherratt

Image caption, Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper was speaking in the run up to local elections in the countyBBC South East Political EditorThe deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats has said councils must work with parents and teachers to deliver for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Daisy Cooper spoke to residents in Westerham, Kent, on Monday in the run-up to Thursday's local elections.