Medway Council’s ruling group has hit back at the government after being branded one of the worst authorities in the country for planning its blueprint for the future. Cabinet heavyweight Michael Gove has threatened to intervene if the authority does not submit firm house-building proposals within 12 weeks. Council leader Vince Maple has now responded to the explosive and sudden statement directed to Medway and six other local authorities which the Levelling up Secretary described as “under-performing”. Cllr Maple, whose Labour administration came into power in May this year after 20 years of …