We won a radio Oscar. all of us together a family!! I have never in my career seen a day like this. Xx

RT @ThreshedThought: I have now written to the Home Secretary @YvetteCooperMP asking her to investigate whether Reform’s @ZiaYusufUK has in….

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Tunbridge Wells MP and member of the National Security committee @ThreshedThought refers Reform's Zia Yusuf to the Home Secretary for a possible breach of the terrorism act, after he said a Reform government could give money to the Taliban to take back migrants.

Dartford Labour have also responded this evening. They have called Cllr Jones actions "completely unacceptable" . They also say they won't comment further until internal investigations are complete.

A day after Dartford councillor Ricky Jones is acquitted of encouraging violence, the Dartford Conservatives call for Labour to join them in encouraging Mr Jones to resign as an independent Cllr and force a By-election.

The jury reached their verdict in around 40 mins.

The jury have found Ricky Jones not guilty of one encouraging violence.

Jury have retired to consider their verdict in the case of Dartford Councillor Ricky Jones. Judge Rosa Dean finished summing up the case at just after 1030.

RT @michaelkeohan: There is a lot of talk online about "Free buses" migrants use to get from camps in Dunkirk to beaches in Calais. @Nata….

My report highlighted how easy our undercover journalist found access to people smugglers, and how buses were a concern then.

There is a lot of talk online about "Free buses" migrants use to get from camps in Dunkirk to beaches in Calais. @NatalieElphicke raised my BBC investigation in the commons about buses being used in Oct 2022. At this point Robert Jenrick was immigration minister.

RT @michaelkeohan: Some days I get the best jobs!!. #Farmwatch. Today all through the day the BBC is looking at the difficulties, stories a….

Some days I get the best jobs!!. #Farmwatch. Today all through the day the BBC is looking at the difficulties, stories and joys of farming - I'm live on a farm in Kent.

New: Tommy Robinson has said he is showing loyalty to Kent based former Mayor of London candidate and former Reform Dover and Deal Candidate Howard Cox, by joining Advance UK. A political movement started by Ben Habib after his time in Reform.

RT @SimonJonesNews: New border checks – which will see passengers from the UK having their fingerprints taken and faces scanned to enter th….

RT @BBCRadioKent: The number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats has exceeded 25,000 in a year before the end of July for….

RT @BBCPolitics: Former Conservative MP defects to Reform

Adam Holloway the former Gravesham MP of nearly 2 decades has quit the party to join Reform. He told me the Conservatives have too many would be lib dems to be the party he respected. He said this isn't about standing again, but about standing for what he feels is right.

RT @BBCRadioKent: An E.coli reading for bathing water in Deal has led a charity to warn that a "miracle" is needed to hold its Boxing Day D….

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Locals fear those 230 days of no swimming could last for a good while yet. I'll be in Deal today - speaking to locals about their thoughts on this new data.