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âIs LGR pause about PM clearing a path to early general election?â (opens the original)
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Mondayâs announcement that the long-awaited local government reorganisation (LGR) for Kent and everywhere else is to be âpausedâ took many people by surprise. Of course, the opposition parties used it as a weapon of attack against the Secretary of State, Angela Rayner, who, with unpalatable irony, was the Deputy Prime Minister who launched the so-called âDevolution Revolutionâ in December 2024. In Kent, 14 elected councils in the two-tier system would abolish themselves and be replaced
Green Party triumph in council by-election as right-wing vote splits (opens the original)
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A crunch by-election dubbed the âfight for the rightâ handed the Green Party an historic victory last night by just 34 votes. The incumbent Conservatives, Restore Britain and Reform UKâs vote fractured three ways to allow retired GP Ingrid Dodd to take the Guston, Kingsdown and St Margaretâs-at-Cliffe seat on Dover District Council, with the result revealed on Friday morning. Restore Britainâs 10% of the vote inflicted its first by-election blow to Reform UKâs ambition to take a seat
âEnough is enoughâ: Villagers say community âoverwhelmedâ by traveller sites (opens the original)
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Villagers say their rural community is being âoverwhelmedâ by Gypsy and traveller developments as they fight plans for another site. Residents in High Halden, near Ashford, say the latest proposal would add to a growing concentration in the area, which they fear is changing its character. The application, which has attracted 64 objections, would see about an acre of land in Redbrook Street used for nine mobile homes and parking for up to 18 vehicles. Restore Britain county councillor Dean Bu
âWill benefits crackdown return to haunt Reform and Robert Jenrick?â (opens the original)
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Reform UKâs announcement this week of its plans for sweeping reforms to the benefits system was something of a calculated gamble. Its treasury spokesman, the former Conservative MP Robert Jenrick, wants to shave £50 billion off the welfare bill, which crucially includes £21 billion in health and disability pay-outs, including personal independence payments (PIP). PIP was introduced in 2013 as a non-means-tested, non-contributory and tax-free supplement designed to help make day-to-day living
Taxpayers to foot £12m bill to prepare county for councilsâ revamp (opens the original)
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The biggest shake-up in Kentâs councils in half a century will cost taxpayers £12 million in an initial âdown-paymentâ. Kent County Council (KCC) is the biggest contributor to the early costs with a budgeted £5.17 million to go with government funding of £4.4 million. In July, the government decided the county will have four new large unitary authorities instead of the current 14, which includes KCC and Medway. Between now and 2028, senior officials and political leaders will be respons
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