My incredible husband, Laurence, had a wish that each year his family & friends would come together to raise money for people living with cancer. Since 2022, our charity treks have raised £20,000. In 6 weeks we’ll be walking 17 miles for @StCHospice 🧡 👇 Team Sponsorship Page

We debrief the party conferences and ask why the government’s abolishing lots of councils in the South. 🟢 Cllr @rachelmillward from Wealden 🔵 @DamianHinds MP, East Hants 🔴 @naushabah_khan MP, Gillingham ⚪️ Cllr @RobbieLammas, Medway The Last Word 📺 @itvmeridian 10.45pm

@JohnMilneLD @itvmeridian @CllrPaulHarvey Prof Colin Copus, emeritus professor of local government @dmuleicester, says there's a "real fallacy at the heart of the government's argument" because research has found "increasing the size of local councils is no guarantee they will be more efficient". @itvmeridian

An ITV News Meridian investigation has discovered that councils are spending millions of pounds on government plans to amalgamate local authorities in Essex, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. https://t.co/J2UkFEuUvW

@JohnMilneLD @itvmeridian @CllrPaulHarvey Ministers insist abolishing two-tier local government will “help local leaders get things done”. 💷 Find out how much the changes are expected to initially cost in your part of the South with an @itvmeridian interactive online map! 🗺️ Tap the link ⤵️ https://t.co/Tml0NBEewr

@JohnMilneLD @itvmeridian The Government says reorganisation will “set up strong unitary councils” that will mean “better value for money for taxpayers and better public services” in the South East. But the Leader of Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council @CllrPaulHarvey has some reservations. @itvmeridian

MP for Horsham @JohnMilneLD says the sums involved in local government reorganisation are "very high" and "quite alarming". The former district and county councillor was reacting to an initial £920,000 budgeted to be spent on the plans in Sussex over two years. @itvmeridian

EXCLUSIVE: Plans to introduce so-called “mega councils” in the South East will cost an initial £12 million over two years, figures obtained by @itvmeridian reveal. ▫️Surrey: £6.4m ▫️Essex: £2.8m ▫️Hampshire: £1.03 ▫️Sussex: £920,000 ▫️Oxfordshire: £736,000 ▫️Kent: £440,000

BREAK: Reform UK has suspended Kent County Councillor Robert Ford. A Reform UK spokesperson said it had suspended the party whip from Cllr Ford "pending an investigation into his conduct" following an "unofficial complaint" by "several female members of staff". @itvmeridian

Last month, something unusual happened in TV - no main channel got a million viewers at 9pm. The bigger problem was it happened a 2nd & 3rd time soon after. Another unwelcome landmark for linear TV & our shrinking shared TV experience. Does it matter? https://t.co/QwwW7cn3er

Featuring quotes from the conferences from @Katie_Lam_MP, @griffitha, @JohnMilneLD, @ThreshedThought and @MikeTappTweets. Thanks to all the MPs who made time for interviews in Bournemouth, Liverpool and Manchester 👇 https://t.co/QlB4Eq2bT1

Party Conference Round-up 🔴🔵🟠 👉@MimsDavies says Reform "aren't right wing" and need to "pick a lane" 👉@BeccyCooper4Lab tells Nigel Farage she isn't interested in his "toddler tantrums" 👉@AlPinkerton says Lib Dems must be "louder and more crass" https://t.co/QlB4Eq2bT1

NEW: @Katie_Lam_MP says Kemi Badenoch delivered a “fantastic” speech with a “brilliant” pledge to axe stamp duty. After reports she could one day be Tory leader, the Weald of Kent MP tells me she has “no interest” in getting involved in “internal posturing”. @itvmeridian

In response to my interview, a government source said: "Unsurprisingly, the Tories are all over the place on digital ID. Their leader should listen to her shadow Home Secretary who has said digital ID could help tackle illegal migration." Interview @ITVX

The Conservative leader tells me Digital ID won’t stop the boats crossing the English Channel. The government’s idea of compulsory digital ID cards to crack down on illegal working is a “distraction”, according to Kemi Badenoch. @itvmeridian

Appalled by the disgusting arson attack on Peacehaven mosque last night. That there were no injuries is purely by chance. I have spoken with @sussex_police this morning, and I’m very grateful to them and @EastSussexFRS for their response.

NEW: Immigration Minister @MikeTappTweets tells me Sir Keir Starmer is a "true patriot" not a "plastic patriot like Nigel Farage". The Dover & Deal MP also dismisses talk of leadership challenges, saying "there aren't critics within Labour of any significance". @itvmeridian

@PollyBLabour @itvmeridian @BellaSankey @AnnelieseDodds @SussexUni @AmandaMartinMP What do Labour MPs, councillors and key employers in the South of England want to see in Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget? Full report from the Labour Party conference on @ITVX https://t.co/XvlpSwvt3d

@PollyBLabour @itvmeridian @BellaSankey @AnnelieseDodds @SussexUni @AmandaMartinMP Fairer funding for the Isle of Wight's council is amongst the Budget requests from Labour MP Richard Quigley. @itvmeridian

@PollyBLabour @itvmeridian @BellaSankey @AnnelieseDodds @SussexUni Portsmouth North MP @AmandaMartinMP is hoping the Chancellor will be able to fund a national tool theft database in her Autumn Budget. @itvmeridian

@PollyBLabour @itvmeridian @BellaSankey @AnnelieseDodds @SussexUni Sittingbourne & Sheppey MP Kevin McKenna says he's hoping for policies to help fix the challenges of inequality and deprivation in November's Budget. @itvmeridian