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Tory leader Perry shows ruthless streak by sacking Creatura
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest game of musical chairs at the Town Hall Mario Creatura has been sacked from his front bench job with the Town Hall opposition group in a reshuffle of the Croydon’s Conservative councillors … Continue reading
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Posted in Andrew Stranack, Croydon Council, Gareth Streeter, Helen Pollard, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Mario Creatura, Scott Roche, Tim Pollard, Vidhi Mohan
Tagged Andy Stranack, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Helen Redfern, Jason Perry, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Tory
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Tories pick Perry as new leader in run-up to local elections
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports as the Town Hall’s opposition Conservatives stage their leadership reshuffle Jason Perry is Croydon’s Conservative opposition’s new leader, elected at a meeting of the borough’s Tory councillors last night. Croydon’s Tories have been enthusiastic … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Mario Creatura, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Tim Pollard
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Mario Creatura, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Pollard fires starting gun on race to be Croydon Tories’ leader
EXCLUSIVE: Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, says that the next local election campaign has just begun Croydon’s Conservatives have started a search for a new Town Hall leader after Tim Pollard, who has been in the job since 2014, announced … Continue reading
Creatura shows his contempt for public by backing Cummings
Dominic Cummings can rest easy. Coulsdon councillor Mario Creatura reckons he did no wrong. Creatura, who worked in Downing Street as Theresa Mayhem’s Twitter monitor, must now surely be ranked as only the second-worst government special adviser in the history … Continue reading
Residents’ association issues apology for ‘Chinese virus’ tweet
Our south of the borough correspondent, PEARL LEE, reports on how a Tory-backed group in Coulsdon has cause to regret handing its social media account over to a far-right agitator The Coulsdon West Residents’ Association, only reformed recently with the … Continue reading
Justice junior minister tests data law in call for volunteers
Chris Philp, the Tory MP for Croydon South, sent out a pandemic emergency email to his constituents last week which provided contradictory advice and bends data protection laws to breaking point, as PEARL LEE reports Chris Philp, the MP for … Continue reading
Concrete-coated Brexit is a disaster for Croydon’s Westfield
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Britain’s exit from Europe has played a major part in the collapse of the town’s Westfield scheme, says SIMON SPRAGUE During the General Election campaign in December, I made the perhaps unwise decision to join Twitter. I set … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Central, Mario Creatura, Simon Sprague, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hammerson, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Simon Sprague, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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‘It’s like Rotherham’: MP Reed calls for urgent action on SPAC
Croydon North MP Steve Reed is to raise in Parliament this week his growing concerns about a lack of police action over mounting complaints about the activities of SPAC Nation, the cult-like church which featured in a BBC Panorama documentary … Continue reading
What the election means for Croydon, Westfield and St Helier
After a long and sleepless night, our political editor WALTER CONXITE sifts through the wreckage of the General Election, and what it might mean for Croydon, and Sutton The fourth General Election since 2010 is significant because it is the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", 2019 General Election, Adult Social Care, Boris Johnson, Brick by Brick, Centrale, Children's Services, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Elliot Colburn, Health, Housing, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mario Creatura, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Neil Garratt, Paul Scott, Paul Scully MP, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Shaun Bailey, St Helier Hospital, Steve Reed MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Elliot Colburn MP, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Mario Creatura, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Sutton Council, Tom Brake, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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#GE2019 LIVE: Rolling results coverage through the night
Bookmark this page and keep returning and refreshing the page for Inside Croydon’s unmatched live coverage across half a dozen local constituencies, with updates on events nationally throughout the night. In Croydon, the first results are not expected until around … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Donald Ekekhomen, Jo Negrini, Kathleen Garner, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Sprague, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Brexit Party, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Jo Negrini, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, UKIP
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FitzRoy closes gap on Philp and calls for Remainer support
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on surprising developments in the south of the borough where tactical voting could come into play Labour’s candidate in Croydon South, long regarded as a true-blue Conservative constituency, this morning issued a plea to Liberal … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Scott’s election own goal as Tories seize on Green Belt plans
Our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE, reports on how local council planning issues have become a key campaign matter for the General Election The Tories have put Labour councillor Paul Scott’s electorally toxic plans to build on Croydon’s Green Belt … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Alison Butler, Anna Jones, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon parks, Croydon South, Duppas Hill Park, Environment, Mario Creatura, Olga Fitzroy, Paul Scott, Planning, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Alison Butler, Anna Jones, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Mayor, Member of parliament, Olga Fitzroy, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Tory, Waddon
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This is how we have always run elections, since before there was TV or even radio, and no one’s noticed how pointless it is
KEN TOWL finds there’s not much recreational fun in this electioneering lark, as he attends last night’s set-piece hustings Having tried my hand at canvassing at the weekend, I thought I would really throw myself into the democratic melee by … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Ken Towl, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Sprague
Tagged Brexit, Brexit Party, Conservative, Croydon Central, Esther Sutton, Fairfield Halls, Green Party, Ken Towl, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mario Creatura, Peter Sonnex, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Sprague, Stormzy, Tory
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SPAC-backing Tory campaigned on Remembrance Sunday
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest, and late, entry to the Croydon General Election campaign After much dither and delay, and some serious second thoughts among local Tories, the Conservatives have finally got round to announcing the name … Continue reading
Charity Commission probes SPAC for breaking ‘no politics’ rule
Now the subject of fraud investigations, the controversial SPAC Nation church is also under threat of losing its status as a registered charity, too, which could cost it an estimated £250,000 per year SPAC Nation, the money-grabbing cult-like church who … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Fairfield, Mario Creatura
Tagged Charity Commission, Conservative, Fairfield, Jayde Edwards, SPAC Nation, Tobi Adeboyega, Tory
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Labour win Fairfield by-election despite 10% vote drop
WALTER CRONXITE crunches the numbers after a council by-election where the biggest losers were the residents of Croydon Jack Buck, the Labour Party paid employee who fixed the Fairfield ward selection so that his friend, Caragh Skipper, could be nominated … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mario Creatura, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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