Polly Billington MP Labour MP for East Thanet

Polly has been supporting the campaign by Pie Factory Music to buy the Ramsgate Youth Centre, which is under threat of closure by Conservative-controlled Kent County Council. The charity provides a lifeline to vulnerable young people, offering them a safe space to socialise, express themselves through creativity, and receive vital help and support in one of the most deprived parts of Kent.
Youth services have been cut to the bone across Kent thanks to fourteen years of Tory austerity, with the result being rising homelessness, knife crime, and antisocial behaviour.
Polly continues to call for more investment in youth services, and is opposing Kent County Council’s attempts to sell the youth centre to a commercial buyer and throw Pie Factory Music out on the street.She continues to call for the Conservative-run council to listen to local residents and save this asset of immense community value, by accepting Pie Factory Music’s bid to purchase the Ramsgate Youth Centre.