BBC Politics South East

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Just to let you know that we'll no longer be updating this account, but you'll still be able to find our stories and the latest news on the @bbcsoutheast Twitter feed.

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We air off air this week for Remembrance Sunday, but we'll be back next Sunday morning on BBC One South East

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Crawley Borough Council Leader Peter Lamb says the government is not doing enough to support Gatwick and the aviation industry

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"There's been no clear mental health strategy from the government"

David Palmer from @EastKentMind talks about the mental health impact of lockdown.

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"We could have shut down much earlier"

Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield responds to yesterday's lockdown announcement

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Crawley MP Henry Smith says he would consider voting against new lockdown proposals

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We are live on BBC One at 10.15 talking about lockdown, mental health and Gatwick with @HenrySmithUK @RosieDuffield1 @CllrPetesTweets and @EastKentMind

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“We know the profound mental health effect going forward”

@uk_karen tells #politicssoutheast that it's important for partners to be present at scans and during labour.

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“People are still left waiting”

Dr Zishan Syed, a Maidstone GP, talks to #politicssoutheast about problems in children’s mental health services

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"I will vote for that"

@timloughton tells #politicssoutheast that he would vote in favour of free school meals over Christmas

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"This makes an absolutely vital difference to people's lives"

@SwitchHelen calls on the government to fund more projects which reduce the 'digital divide'

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"It's not needed in the law"

@Caroline_Ansell on why the government voted down an amendment which would have forced trade deals to meet existing food safety and animal welfare rules

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"There is a lack of understanding around what these tiers actually mean"

@cllrtrisosborne explains why he is backing a national "circuit breaker" lockdown

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"We need to support those individuals while the sector is on pause"

Yesterday we spoke to Stewart Drew of @dlwp who made the case for funding the arts industry

Catch up on BBC iPlayer now https://t.co/dgc0R36i1V

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"Ultimately we have a duty to protect lives"

@HuwMerriman talks to #politicssoutheast about care home visiting restrictions

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Kate Sergeant from @alzheimerssoc tells #politicssoutheast that relatives of care home residents should get weekly testing

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"There is a brain drain going on in the South East"

@CharloCornell talks to #politicssoutheast about the effect of the pandemic on the creative sector

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Joining Natalie Graham on tomorrow's #politicssoutheast

✅Charlotte Cornell (Labour)
✅ Huw Merriman MP (Conservative)
&
✅ Stewart Drew (De La Warr)
✅ Kate Sergeant (Alzheimer's Society)

We talk care home visits, the arts sector, and 'rule of six'

�� Tomorrow 10am @BBCOne 📺

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@charbhardy @SpursAngel50 Would be interested to hear more about your situation. Would you be able to DM us your number?

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@debrobryn @debrobryn Hi Debbie, we are talking of care home visit restrictions this week. Does this affect you? Would you be able to DM us for a chat?