Category Archives: Sarah Jones MP

Government silent for two years on tram safety – MP Jones

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

A tram safety board may not be established unless Government releases the required funding before the end of the year, a Commons debate called by the Croydon Central MP was told yesterday Sarah Jones, Croydon Central’s Labour MP, last night … Continue reading →

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Tory Creatura and Croydon’s nightmare before Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on signs that at least one political party in the borough is gearing itself up for a General Election (yep, another one) Members of Croydon’s Conservative Party will meet tonight to choose a candidate to contest the … Continue reading →

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Now Grayling’s failing to reply to MP’s tram crash questions

Posted on December 4, 2018 by

JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport reporter, on more delays Chris Grayling, the Tory transport minister criticised by MPs today for his feeble efforts in resolving timetable chaos on Southern trains, is failing in other ways too, such as in his correspondence … Continue reading →

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Jones’s BAME journalism scheme is eclipsed by The S*n

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

Sarah Jones, Croydon Central’s Labour MP, is courting controversy within her party – especially in Liverpool – by backing a work experience programme that offers budding young black, Asian and minority ethnic journalists’ placements with… The S*n. The Murdoch-owned tabloid … Continue reading →

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Barwell’s role in Brexit sees him rejected by Beckenham Tories

Posted on November 18, 2018 by

Political editor WALTER CRONXITE suggests that Brexit may have sunk the prospects of another career politician Prospects for Gaffe-prone Gavin Barwell to return to the House of Commons as an MP appear to be as ruined a the credibility of … Continue reading →

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Croydon Scouts check out Westminster for Parliament Week

Posted on November 14, 2018 by

Croydon Scouts chose a particularly interesting date for their latest group outing, to the Palace of Westminster yesterday to learn about the workings of Parliament on the day that news emerged that a Brexit agreement had been brokered between the … Continue reading →

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Government has withheld funding for new tram safety body

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones has discovered that the Tory Government has delayed releasing funds to establish a tram safety body, two years after the tram crash which killed seven people and injured 62 others at Sandilands tram stop. The … Continue reading →

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