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Boundary change plans could unseat siingMP


FAVERSHAM and Mid Kent MP Helen Whately is facing the prospect of losing her parliamen- tary seat after proposed boundary changeswere passed. Her constituency, which she has


represented since 2015, is to be split into three with other areas taking up its constituent parts. The change is part of govern-


ment plans to cut the number of MPs from650 to 600, but the plans could come in for fierce opposition fromLabour and campaignerswho feel it is unfair. The Boundary Commission for


England said its final report on September 10 took account ofmore than 35,000 comments from the public. A spokesman for Mrs Whately


(pictured) said: “It appears that the Faversham and Mid Kent con- stituencywill be divided into three under the current plans. “But these are still only plans and


nothing has yet been decided. Plus it would have to go to the vote in parliament and that is not neces-


Oxford-educatedMrsWhately is


seen as clever and ambitious and was recently given the vice-chair of the Conservative Party with re- sponsibility forwomen. If the commission’s plans are


passed, Jeremy Corbyn would see his Islington North patch split up and former Brexit minister David Davis’ Haltemprice and Howden constituency phased out. Former foreign secretary Boris


Johnson might find his Uxbridge and Ruislip constituency slip into a more Labour leaning district, which would be tough to hang onto, despite a 5,000majority. The shadow Cabinet Officemin-


sarily going to happen either.” The Canterbury constituency


would be re-cast as Favershamand Canterbury,


represented by


Labour’s Rosie Duffield. In a worst case scenario, Mrs


Whately could contest, if selected, the seat at the 2022 general election.


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Beer routes KENT County Council (KCC) is consulting on plans to improve a cycle route intoMaidstone. Workingwith another authority,


the route would run from the en- trance atMoteAvenue to the junc- tion of the A249 and King Street, and linkwith existing cycle routes. KCC’s proposals include widen-


ing the footpath and resurfacing the pavement along the southern side of Mote Avenue. The route will link up to the pavement on Mote Road leading to the existing signalised crossing. The path at either end of the


crossingwill bewidened to accom- modate a shared use facility,while the existing crossingwill become a Toucan crossing.


Burglary charge A MAN has been arrested and charged after a flat was burgled in Maidstone on July 29 this year. A TV, laptop computer, orna-


ments, jewellery and an electric drill were reportedly stolen from the address in QueenAnne Road. John Devall (34), of no fixed ad-


dress,was arrested on September 6 and later charged with the bur- glary.Hewas remanded to appear before Medway Magistrates at a later date.


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