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We won a radio Oscar......all of us together a family!! I have never in my career seen a day like this....Xx
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Is this the same Nigel who saw fit to attack Jo Cox's husband after her murder?
.
@Nigel_Farage
makes a personal plea on LBC to the media about his private life. "Leave my wife and children alone. It just isn't fair."
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NEW: The Home Office have confirmed to me that last night the Border Force vessel Ranger, returned migrants back to France, after rescuing them in French waters. The FIRST TIME this has EVER happened.
It's not yet clear if this is a direct change of policy from the Home Office.
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🚨NEW: Kent and Medway council leaders say Kent is "at breaking point" in an extremely strongly worded letter to the Home Office.
Possibly one of the most critical I've ever seen from Conservative council leaders to a Conservative Home Secretary.
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In her only interview ahead of Canterbury pride
@RosieDuffield1
has told me she’s staying away from Pride this weekend because she “wouldn’t be welcome”, she doesn’t “want to cause upset or cause problems for the police. She also said she has no regrets in speaking out for women.
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Every now and again a mate steps up to help you out!
@mrjamesob
doesn't just talk about supporting our lifeboat crews
@RNLI
when it mattered he stepped up and gave our Dover station his entire back catalogue of best sellers to auction!
Thanks mate, means the world 🙏
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I don't often talk about my volunteering for the RNLI, but on Monday as we marked being 200 my old pal
@mrjamesob
kindly invited me onto his show...
That evening our entire crew marked the special day with a team photo at Dover Castle.
Being part of the RNLI is always an honor
To mark the
#RNLI200
celebrations,
@DoverRNLI
were proud to come together for an official
#onecrew
photo at
#DoverCastle
. Many thanks to Matt Hayward,
@EHdovercastle
&
@DoverGroup
. We may have been founded in 1824 but our mission remains the same - to save lives at sea.
#RNLI200
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No signs of
@RosieDuffield1
at the Labour election launch in Kent.
A lot of hopeful faces; but none of the current Kent Labour MP's.....
Starmer tells me if Kent wants change, then he is the only option for them!
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Mick Lynch from the
@RMTunion
addresses former P&O workers in Dover, one year on from the nearly 800 seafarers losing their jobs!
Big cheers from the crowd as he demands change in government!
No MP's at this rally but Labour's PPC Mike Tapp has arrived to address the crowd.
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"We have hundreds of mostly Albanian service users not claiming asylum and being bailed and dropped at mid-Kent train stations with no follow up where they go or if they leave Kent."
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In the letter the 14 Kent and Medway council leaders say Kent is at 'Breaking point '
When
@Nigel_Farage
used that language he received backlash, what will this language do now to an already under pressure Home Sec.
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Craig Mackinlay has had his new bionic arms for just over 24 hours.
He is practicing the "Boris thumbs up" here earlier this evening.
He wants to get the nickname "The bionic MP!"
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The Home Office tell me this is not a change of Government policy.
In their latest statement
"There has been no policy change. Rescue missions, such as that occurring last night, might mean UK assets are used to disembark migrants in French ports."
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Had my own first today doing an "as live" from the BBC Balcony.
It's so high up here, my legs feel like jelly!!
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News: Residents at Aycliffe tell me of having to defend themselves against several migrant beach landings.
They say until recently it wasn't taken as seriously. One resident telling me they had to defend their property from being broken into and now sleep with a hammer.
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@SOSWhitstable
hand in their 200,000 strong petition calling for the government to renationalise the water companies. They were joined by Labour MP for Whitstable
@RosieDuffield1
Here more on Radio Kent tonight at 5..Or on South East tonight from 1830 👍
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Today I join friends and colleagues on strike.
Not over pay; but the protection of services we all pay for, to protect the future of media jobs here in Kent.
Local media matters - and so do the services you all pay for in your license fee! So this walk out is for all of us!
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That's a wrap for me this year!
2022 has been quite something; but even in the darkest moments, I've learned we always pull ourselves through, towards the light, and towards the future.
Enjoy your Christmas, and thank you for your company this year!
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I have to thank
@IainDale
for magnanimously giving up his
@texastheband
tickets to me, after he got Covid. They were unreal....
What an evening!
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I just asked Kensington Palace if Prince Harry's engagement news is imminent, they told me they are "not offering guidance" However most importantly refused to deny the rumours being true.....
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Definition of irony, Andy Murray lost so is now British and if he had won he would have been Scottish.
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I've known
@cmackinlay
for about a decade, his journey back from sepsis is heart warming, inspiring and let's you know whatever life gives you, you can always overcome it with the love of your family...he lost both his hands and feet!
Our full Conversation tmrw on
@BBCRadioKent
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So we did our secret Santa tonight.....Miles the convert has said since listening to
@mrjamesob
He would now vote to remain.....one at a time we'll remove those Daily Mail blinkers...
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P&O one year on rally in the Lords committee room and RMT Mick Lynch has called the government "corrupt" and said they "need voting out."
The government say they've 'made substantial progress on the nine-point plan set out last year to improve seafarers’ pay and conditions'
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BBC colleagues telling me Amber Rudd having 3rd Recount - which means she has lost
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‘The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the Axe, for the Axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of them.’
Turkish proverb.
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This morning I spoke exclusively to the Prime Minister
@RishiSunak
for
@BBCRadioKent
We spoke about
#ULEZ
, whether it suits the Conservatives keeping it on the table, and on migrants being housed in marquees.
BBC Radio Kent - Monday from 8am.
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Well
@mrjamesob
enjoyed having Sir Michael Palin in for
@makenoise
#MakeSomeNoise
http://t.co/BF3ZIzAtUA
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On the petrol bomb attack over the weekend: "We are deeply concerned about the potential for a further outbreak of disorder and the risk this could pose to both service users and the local community."
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Speaking at the Blenheim Palace conference the Prime Minister Kier Starmer responded "no change of policy, it's done on an operation by operation basis"
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EXCL: Nigel Farage told me the venue had to be changed for the
@reformparty_uk
rally in Kent today; as the original venue owner got death threats, leaving the party just hours to find a new secure venue.
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If you want to know how the election on the ground is chaging: Ed Milliband's hecklers 8 years ago wouldn't have been as kind as they were to him today in Broadstairs
"Oi oi is that Ed Milliband, go on Ed, vote Labour" came out the back of a Peugeot today.....
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Exclusive: Labour leader
@Keir_Starmer
gives
@BBCRadioKent
his reaction to the news that went national: Medway will keep its Christmas lights.
He praises
@vincemaple
for the hard work he put in to keep Dickens favorite Christmas town festive!
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@veloceuraptor
This is giving a voice to local communities on the front line.
I haven't said I agree or disagree - but we cannot simply ignore those with lived experiences of being at the very front of the small boat crossings.
The language 'defend' was their words.
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This morning from 10 on BBC Radio Kent - a special county wide hustings.
We're also bringing it to you on iplayer, search your voice your vote and pick the Kent option from 10am....
It's going to be Yuuuuuge!!
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Radio Kent hustings from Dover and Deal. We tackled small boat Crossings, Cost of living, and how important is it to be local to where you're standing?
@BBCRadioKent
0930 tmmrw..Don't miss it!
@MikeTappTweets
@HowardCCox
@StephenJamesGBR
@GreensDoverDist
@DoverandDealLDs
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That Labour wave which started last night in Medway has made its way to the Kent Coast as Dover District Council turns red for the first time in over 20 years!
@ShabanaMahmood
the National Co-ordinator has arrived to celebrate!
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Just finished the day on 5live, with the ever charming
@SteffanPowell
who made me go a shade of red for his compliments on the jacket during a news channel live.....Money's in the usual place Stefan....
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As someone who regularly works in and around Westminster - it's only right to take a bit of time out of my day to reflect and remember the bravery of PC Keith Palmer - died in service keeping Parliament safe on this day in 2017!
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Well done
@mrjamesob
on collecting such a fantastic award
#Magnitskyawards
@RhonddaBryant
got the waistcoat memo!
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Budget day. But this time live from the Kent coast
@BroadstairsPav
While some got the media scrum of college green, I got this beautiful location today!
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Praise be to
@annacookson
Local radio will always defend it's listeners stories, lives and struggles.
Absolutely brilliant interview put together by a brilliant team.
🎙 "Are you ashamed of what you've done?"🎙
@annacookson
puts questions from the people of Kent to the Prime Minister
@trussliz
Listen to the full interview here 🔊
#bbcradiokent
#primeminister
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Producing Steve will always be a career high for me.
I have never worked for a more generous, iconic and legendary presenter.
He will always be an inspiration for me and many others in radio!
Some news from me,firstly thanks for all your questions. My contract with LBC is up shortly and following discussions , I’m stepping down from LBC today I’d like to thank you all for listening over the last 44 years it’s been an honour and a privilege.
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More on the story from Dover.
Second Labour candidate gets in touch and calls for action and removal of backing.
Difficult row brewing here.....
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My brother saw me get the try over the line tonight to help us Dover boys over the line...Semi Finals next step!
Up the sharks!
Real moment of pride to get a try during the first game he came to watch!
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@waynelynch
I just find it shocking that he wants privacy, yet when a husband tries to grieve its fine to attack if you don't share his view
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Premier Inn head office have told
@graveshambc
they will not let their hotel be used to house asylum seekers.
Council leader John Burden has said
"It is reassuring to know that Premier Inn as an organisation will not be pursuing government contracts to house asylum seekers "
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If you listen to anything today, let it be this bit of advice from Craig Mackinlay.
"Don't dwell on what you can't do, rejoice in the things you can"
As he accepts not being able to hold his daughters hand to school is a real loss after his quadruple amputation.
I've known
@cmackinlay
for about a decade, his journey back from sepsis is heart warming, inspiring and let's you know whatever life gives you, you can always overcome it with the love of your family...he lost both his hands and feet!
Our full Conversation tmrw on
@BBCRadioKent
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It's finally here....
BBC Radio Kent Tunbridge Wells hustings .....THURSDAY 🗳☑️
Get your questions in for the hustings email Michael.keohan
@bbc
.co.uk
Please RT and put your questions below 👇
@ThreshedThought
@neilfortw
@HugoforTWells
@TWellsGreen
@hassan4twells
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Recorded a special election debate today, looking forward to sharing it with you on Iplayer and BBC Radio Kent from 10am Monday....
My thanks to
@willroffey
and Phil Carne for leading the production!
@HowardCCox
@ThreshedThought
@PollyBLabour
@stuartjeffery
@DamianCollins
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NEW: Iain Dale confirms he will no longer run for Parliament or the Tunbridge Wells seat after this clip 👇 emerged of him talking about the constituency on his podcast.
They say a week is a long time in politics....let alone 48 hours.....
lol the new Conservative candidate for Tunbridge Wells is, at least, a plain speaker
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When your kids ask what a hero looks like, don't show them Batman, or Wonder woman, show them this
@metpoliceuk
officer racing towards what he thinks could be potential terror; with a look of determination to protect whoever needs sheltering from evil.
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As Dover becomes gridlocked again; I can reveal the number of fines handed out by Kent Police for lorries honking their horns through the night and disrupting locals in Aycliffe is.........ZERO!
There are more signs warning you about the fines, than actual fines handed out....
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Very few people know, it's actually law for us political reporters to take our dogs to the polling station for
#dogsatpollongstations
My two accompanied me in to do our democratic duty...Good luck doing yours....
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.
@Nus_Ghani
comes out in support of Liz Truss.
As an MP who has been sanctioned by both Russia and China, and tells the crowd - 'Liz gets tough on foreign policy and gets things done'
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@waynelynch
it angers me mate. Really does. It's so divisive. Everytime he speaks you can show a time he has argued a different opinion!
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I very rarely tweet much about personal goals hit - but today I made my debut on
#BBCNewscast
and I wish I could tell 12 year old me you'd one day do things like that for a job.
Greatful to
@adamdowling
for the recommendation!
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Tom Tugendhat launches his bid to replace Rishi Sunak, with more red meat than a butchers window!
- 100k immigration cap
- Leave the ECHR if needed
- Defence spending 3%
- his motto, Serve.Lead.Act
One Conservative commentator told me it was "the most impressive" launch so far
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It's slightly overwhelming to see the support given to James and I after yesterday's mauling of Nigel Farage! Its all been a little surreal
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Happy dogs can go back on the beach day, to all those who celebrate!
My pigs loved being back on the sand!
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Today I will be supporting
#JuniorDoctorsStrike
if I can trust them with my health, I can trust them to tell me when they're being shafted!
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The clock is ticking ⏰ for Kent MPs to decide - this is how it looks so far:
For Sunak:
@GregClarkMP
@Rehman_Chishti
@Helen_Whately
For Mordaunt:
@DamianCollins
None publicly backing Johnson yet, but told
@KellyTolhurst
might be his first Kent voter!
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My appearance in this might haunt me for a political life time.
Ed beat me fair and square over the hurdles...
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Done our duty.
#dogsatpollingstations
It might not be a perfect system, but we're lucky we can vote and have the democratic freedom to do so!
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Caught red handed doing the obstacle course with Ed Davey.
Just a normal day on the campaign trail for the Lob Dems.....
H/t to
@EmmaMcGreivy
for spotting me on the news channel....
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Popped out-out to watch the local derby Dover vs. Folkestone.....
Local football is alive and well.
It's a great attendance!*
*won't stop me giving football up when the rugby season is back!
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In our chat Craig told me:
"It's the little things I took for granted, like holding my daughters hand to school, that won't ever be the same"
It's his daughters birthday this week, she turns 5, Craig recognises he lucky he is to see this moment after the past 8 months.
I've known
@cmackinlay
for about a decade, his journey back from sepsis is heart warming, inspiring and let's you know whatever life gives you, you can always overcome it with the love of your family...he lost both his hands and feet!
Our full Conversation tmrw on
@BBCRadioKent
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Big row in Dover:
Emily Thornberry tells me Conservative candidate should be suspended for "antisemitic" cartoon tweet.
Stephen James has apologised for the cartoon, saying AI let him down.
Questions now over if he should keep Conservative backing....
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Ashford MP
@DamianGreen
tells BBC Radio Kent tax payers have put over £8m into Eurostar signalling at Ashford that has never been used as the service is no longer stopping there.
As he urges the government to compel them to stop back in his constituency.
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Vince Maple becomes first labour council leader in the South East to sign a 'pledge' with the
@FSBKent
He tells local business owners that "Labour are the party of local business"
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Looks much neater with the beautiful GFX and wipe….
BBC Radio Kent's political reporter
@michaelkeohan
has been looking at who Kent MPs are backing to be the next prime minister.
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@LanceForman
@Ed_Miliband
@jeremycorbyn
Terorist links Lance, your girl Theresa is cutting deals with the DUP so before you throw stones, have a look in your own back yard mate....
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Not to scaremonger - but I've just landed back from Italy at Heathrow.
No thermal imaging, no info on Covid-19; just a bit of hand sanitizer if you fancied it!
Unreal
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Dover gets a bad rep from so many.
But away from the grim headlines, and behind the news stories is part of our most beautiful coastline.
I took this from the historic Fan Bay at Dover today!
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BBC Radio Kent hustings Dover and Deal.....TOMORROW 🗳☑️
Get your questions in for the hustings email Michael.keohan
@bbc
.co.uk
Please RT and put your questions below 👇
@StephenJamesGBR
@HowardCCox
@MikeTappTweets
@DoverandDealLDs
@GreensDoverDist
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Just been told who the Conservative candidate for Tunbridge Wells is.
My word.
LBC - now.....
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As a political reporter you don't often win much....
But tonight in my local pub quiz our little Crabble Cuties took home the jackpot for the first time.
Does this make us egg heads now?
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Live this morning from London - as the Sun rises over Buckingham Palace.
Floral tributes continue to be paid to HRH.
What's beautiful is the range of languages on the flowers all paying their own respects. Showing how loved HRH was the world over!
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At the Folkestone count where a Conservative source has just told me they expect Damain Collins to be in 3rd place here tonight.
He had a 21k majority here before tonight.
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Adam is an absolute pro.
He made the election sound like Soccer Saturday; and he makes a superb Jeff Stelling.....
When you've no idea where you're going next, or what is going to happen and when to keep it this calm and make it look this well produced is an absolute art!
In 6 minutes, here's how myself and the team brought you last week's election results on
@BBCRadioKent
.
This is from 1am when I came on air until about 1pm Friday!
Huge thank you to our producers & reporters, and our Political Reporter
@michaelkeohan
!
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Ever wondered what it's like to be on Downing Street when a Prime Minister resigns - well here you go.....
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Sad news about the passing of James Williams, his warmth during the pandemic and ability to communicate to audiences about how to remain safe during the hardest of times will have undoubtedly saved lives.
My thoughts to all his friends and family in these dark hours.
Every now and then someone comes into your life, shares their brilliance, and you are instantly connected. The sadness of hearing of their loss feels like a physical wound. There is a James Williams shaped hole in the
#publichealth
family today. Sleep well my humble friend 🙏🏻
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Rosie Duffield confirming she intends to fight Canterbury as the official Labour candidate and that should be confirmed in the coming hours by Labour HQ.
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Poor Victoria Derbyshire just had a mare....she made the famous Jeremy C$*t slip up......
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Big moment as
@vincemaple
is welcomed to the stage as Medway leader....first time in 25 years!
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An emergency meeting between traders, council bosses and the
@Port_of_Dover
to talk about the Entry, Exit Scheme coming to ports later this year.
@MikeTappTweets
says not enough being done to influence the decision to favour Dover.
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Hustings earlier this morning.....
Listen on BBC Radio Kent from 10am
Or for the first time ever watch on the BBC Iplayer at the same time.
Search Your voice, Your Vote and look for Kent to watch along
It was a full and frank hustings, looking forward to sharing it with you!
Excellent questions on the BBC Kent Hustings recorded this morning.
Thanks to
@michaelkeohan
and
@bbcsoutheast
for hosting 🙏
To be broadcast on Monday 1st July (exact details to follow).
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Jo Cox famously said we have more in common.
So often politics can be divisive and combative.
But today Craig's return to the commons united, and showed the better side to Westminster!
Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay is greeted with rapturous applause as he returns to the Commons for the first time after suffering a life-threatening episode of sepsis
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Ministerial visit in Kent today to the
@RBLI
Veterans minister
@JohnnyMercerUK
and security minister
@TomTugendhat
hear from veterans about what the village has done for them, and how they need £5m to build female only accommodation here in Aylesford.
More on
@BBCRadioKent
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At the BBC In Tunbridge Wells a key referendum is taking place today; would you switch to oat milk from cows milk?
Polls are now open! It's not yet clear if a 3 line whip is in place for the Oat Milk rebels! Sources close to the Cows milk group tell me they think they'll win!
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Back in the theatre - it's felt like a life time since I got to witness culture firsthand.
After the darkest of times. The sun always shines.
Now for
@sixthemusical
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Today I'm getting to do the Lib Dem press event obstacle course.
Do wish me luck....
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Gary is a first class journalist.
We at the beeb are lucky to have him playing for us; the way he talks about his instincts here, in the moments after the assassination attempt are remarkable.
This is the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue (
@BBCBlindGazza
) talking to The Media Show about his interview with Greg Smith, who described what he'd seen in the moments before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
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Was great fun to make the briefest cameo on tonight's PM.
It's great to see the BBC on the road getting programmes right into communities.
This evening
#BBCPM
will be coming live from Kent - and
@EvanHD
gave us a tour of what an on-location broadcast looks like 🎥
Listen live at 5 on
@BBCRadio4
and
@BBCSounds
🔊
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Sorry for the delay - but it's finally here: Our Kent county wide Election debate with yours truly...enjoy the programme!!
@DamianCollins
@HowardCCox
@PollyBLabour
@stuartjeffery
@ThreshedThought
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