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Top Tories slam Howard's negative election campaign

With just days to go the election, and with a Tory win looking more unlikely than ever, Michael Howard's campaign has come under fire from senior Tories. Figures including Michael Portillo and Steve Norris have all expressed concerns about the Tory campaign.

30 Apr 2005
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Helping local people

It's about helping REAL PEOPLE

Peter Carroll has achieved much for local people, just imagine how much more he could do as our local MP. Over the last five years, Peter Carroll has helped thousands of local people with their problems.

30 Apr 2005
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Axe the tax

Council Tax must go

Council Tax is an unfair tax and should be abolished. Local residents have been hit by rising Council Tax bills in recent years. Under the Conservative County Council, tax bills have nearly doubled in just eight years.

29 Apr 2005
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Howard

Howard in trouble

Conservative leader Michael Howard could lose his parliamentary seat to local Lib Dem Peter Carroll next week.The Conservatives have been rocked by the strength of Peter Carroll's campaign in our area.

28 Apr 2005
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Michael Howard - Conservative (Tory) leader

Howard should apologise for misleading advert

Liberal Democrats have expressed disgust at a Conservative newspaper advert that appeared in this week's "Folkestone Herald", in which asylum seekers are falsely blamed for soaring Council Tax bills in Kent.

23 Apr 2005
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Claire Rayner and Peter Carroll with some of the residents of Holywell House

Claire Rayner boosts Peter Carroll's Campaign

Top "agony aunt" Claire Rayner visited residents of Holywell House in Folkestone yesterday to boost Peter Carroll's campaign to beat Michael Howard. Claire told residents that she was a supporter of the Labour Party for over 50 years. She has now switched her support to the Lib Dems.

21 Apr 2005
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National News

Donald Trump - (Gage Skidmore - CC BY-SA 2.0)
International Affairs

Trump and the Wider World

The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.

CM
15 Mar 2026
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Children & Families

A digital world fit for the next generation

For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.

VC
15 Mar 2026
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Larry Ngan and Lib Dem Campaigners on The Leas, Folkestone

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