22/06/2014 South East Today

There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel, and I'll be

The Prime Minister has told the BBC that Kent's Police and

Crime Commissioner, Ann Barnes, has failed to impress in her role.

Ann Barnes, who holds the role as an independent,

has often provoked controversy during her 20 months in the post.

Anne Barnes has not been far from the headlines in recent months. Now

the Prime Minister has waded in with his view on her performance. I was

not particularly happy with what I heard. I do not think she is making

a good fist of her job. The truth is the people in Kent will havd an

answer, which is to be able to elect a new commissioner. Are you saying

that because she is an independent, or what you have heard about what

happened in Kent? What I have heard is not particularly impresshve. The

Prime Minister was asked about a number of controversies surrounding

Anne Barnes, including her appearance in a Channel four

documentary, which she admits she should not have taken part hn. The

commissioner was criticised last year when she recruited a tdenager

as the first youth commissioner The appointment lasted days. Thd

16`year`old resigned after comments posted on Twitter. This year it was

claimed her replacement had been involved with a County Council and

the youth commissioner has not taken parting any duties. She has fought

Kent County Council for mord money to put more policemen on thd street

and fought the government for more money to put policeman on the

street. If you knew that yot would be impressed by what she is doing

but you are only being fed negative information. We try to cont`ct Anne

Barnes but a spokesperson s`ys she was out of the country.

You can hear the full interview on BBC Radio Kent Breakfast

Officers at a prison in Kent stopped working for an hour this morning,

according to their associathon, after five violent attacks by

They say they are very disappointed that the Ministry

of Justice has denied the stoppage took place at `ll.

From Elmley Prison on the Isle of Sheppey, Piers Hopkirk rdports.

According to the Prison Officers Association staff

at Elmley walked out for an hour this morning, only returning after

being assured an interim regime would be put in place to address

There is a lot of violence in our establishment.

To support them in their role, this action was necessary.

The union told me the action was taken following five assaults

They said in one incident ydsterday, three members of staff were attacked

One was left unconscious, two were taken to hospital.

I am fearful we are heading on the brink of disaster and we will see a

return to the riots we saw hn 1 90 and the loss of our accommodation

and our establishments being in a dangerous and volatile position.

The Ministry of Justice said the allegation of assault h`d been

It denied staff had withdrawn labour, insisting

The Prison Officers Association said it was extremely disappointed

the ministry appeared to be denying reality.

Three beaches in the south`dast could be forced to put up shgns next

year warning the public it's not safe to swim because they don't yet

Hastings, Lancing and Walpole Bay on the Isle of Thanet risk failing

We can have a look for the Weatherford today. We are enjoying

long days of sunshine at thd moment and it continues into the working

week. Overnight, clear skies, but it will be quite mild. We start the day

tomorrow on a warm note and lovely sunshine to enjoy. Cloud will build

up through the afternoon. There is a small chance of a shower. In the

south`east, we will stay drx. Temperatures up to 24 degreds. The

pollen is also high. If you are a fan of tennis, I think we whll get a

full day's play. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the fine weather

continues before turning unsettled later in the week. We will be back a

bit later than usual at 10:20pm Good evening. After the weekend that

has made many of us in warm sunshine, prospects are set fair for

the beginning of the new week. Tomorrow we will see more sunny

spells across the British Isles and another pleasant evening and day.

The North of Scotland has always been the exception with cloud and

outbreaks of rain. That would be the case against but the rain will start

to peter out towards the end of the night. Maybe the odd shower in the

North of England. Lows between 1 and 16 degrees. On Monday morning,

it