BBC Politics 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 #politicssoutheast | bbc.in/34pEbRA

"There's been no clear mental health strategy from the government" David Palmer from @EastKentMind talks about the mental health impact of lockdown. #politicssoutheast | bbc.in/34pEbRA

"We could have shut down much earlier" Canterbury MP Rosie Duffield responds to yesterday's lockdown announcement #politicssoutheast | bbc.in/34pEbRA

Crawley MP Henry Smith says he would consider voting against new lockdown proposals #politicssoutheast | bbc.in/34pEbRA

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

“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. bbc.in/34pEbRA

“People are still left waiting” Dr Zishan Syed, a Maidstone GP, talks to #politicssoutheast about problems in children’s mental health services bbc.in/34pEbRA

"I will vote for that" @timloughton tells #politicssoutheast that he would vote in favour of free school meals over Christmas bbc.in/34pEbRA

"This makes an absolutely vital difference to people's lives" @SwitchHelen calls on the government to fund more projects which reduce the 'digital divide' #politicssoutheast | bbc.in/34pEbRA

"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 #politicssoutheast | bbc.in/34pEbRA

"There is a lack of understanding around what these tiers actually mean" @cllrtrisosborne explains why he is backing a national "circuit breaker" lockdown #politicssoutheast | bbc.in/34pEbRA

"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 bbc.in/34pEbRA #politicssoutheast

"Ultimately we have a duty to protect lives" @HuwMerriman talks to #politicssoutheast about care home visiting restrictions bbc.in/34pEbRA

Kate Sergeant from @alzheimerssoc tells #politicssoutheast that relatives of care home residents should get weekly testing bbc.in/34pEbRA

"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 bbc.in/34pEbRA

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 📺

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

@BBCPoliticsSE @SpursAngel50 Yes that would be fine what do you want me to DM ? I’m not getting any visits atm.

@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?