Michael Keohan

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Wright |Lucinda Adam |Michael Keohan |Jack Fiehn

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a speech in Brighton on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's Spending ReviewPolitical Editor, BBC South EastChancellor Rachel Reeves is due to deliver her plans later for how much the government is going to spend over the next few years on public services. We look at some of the issues that might impact south-east England.

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Joshua Askew |South East |Michael Keohan

A newly-elected Reform UK councillor has been suspended, the BBC understands. Kent county councillor Daniel Taylor for Cliftonville, near Margate, will now sit as an independent. Taylor, who was seen with Nigel Farage on the campaign trail in Kent and was voted in during local elections on 1 May, is yet to publicly comment.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Michael Keohan |Joshua Askew

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Councillor Jamie Pout has warned the return of foot-and-mouth disease is inevitable, unless government funding improvedBBC Kent, Political ReporterA councillor responsible for health at the Port of Dover has warned the return of foot-and-mouth disease to the UK is inevitable, unless government funding improves.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Michael Keohan |Simon Finlay

Reform UK has chosen the next leader of Kent County Council (KCC). Maidstone South East representative Linden Kemkaran was picked by the party's councillors on Thursday from six potential candidates. Kemkaran said she would be looking at ways to save money at the authority, calling council tax "a massive bill". She also said she saw having a Ukrainian flag in the council chamber as a "distraction".

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Michael Keohan |Simon Finlay

Reform UK has chosen the next leader of Kent County Council (KCC). Maidstone South East representative Linden Kemkaran was picked by the party's councillors on Thursday from six potential candidates. The party saw 57 new councillors elected on 2 May, when the Conservatives' previous 57 councillors were reduced to just five. All 72 electoral divisions across the county were up for election, equating to 81 councillors in total on 1 May. The Conservatives had held control of the council for 28 years.