‘The rise in young people seeking mental health help is worrying’

This week’s Kent Politics Podcast special guest is Cllr Teresa Murray, the deputy leader of Medway Council. Approaching the two-year anniversary of Labour taking over the authority, she talks about the often difficult transition from long-term opposition to power. She also speaks about her background in education and her rise through the union movement and Labour politics.

She highlights a worrying trend in Medway which is seeing the number of young people visiting GPs with mental health issues spiral. The team also discusses a special KentOnline report about how much a recent by-election cost in financial terms and the latest visit by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to the county. The online abuse of a Kent MP and a planned demonstration in Dover are also featured.



The weekly podcast brings together Simon Finlay, Robert Boddy and Dan Esson, of the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Simon covers Kent County Council, while Robert reports on Medway Council and Dan specialises in borough and district councils. They are joined by KM Group news editor Nikki White who looks at what’s happening with Kent and Medway’s MPs in Westminster.

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