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Category Archives: Croydon North
Grassroots Labour Party members in calls to sack David Evans
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the backlash against Sir Keir Starmer and his general secretary’s treatment of Jeremy Corbyn David Evans, the “power behind the throne” of Croydon Labour, is now under attack from local parties across the country for … Continue reading
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Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, S114, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, The Campaign Company, Tony Newman
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Newman should be chucked out of Labour, say activists
‘It’s time to clean things up. It’s time for the truth to be told,’ according to one Labour councillor. WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on the growing calls for the council’s discredited former leaders to stand down immediately Tony Newman, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Jason Perry, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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The billionaire ex-porn baron, the antisemitic trope and the MP
The publication of the report on antisemitism in the Labour Party saw Jeremy Corbyn suspended for his response. But it has also led to calls for further punishments – including for Croydon North’s Steve Reed, as KEN TOWL, very carefully, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon North, EHRC, Jeremy Corbyn, Richard Desmond, Robert Jenrick, Steve Reed OBE
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New leader Ali is set to confront ‘shocking’ council finances
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After winning a Labour group selection battle by 22 votes to 19 over Alisa Flemming, Hamida Ali tells her supporters ‘the hardest graft ever is about to start’. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Hamida Ali has no … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Ian Parker, Knife crime, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Labour, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Negrini must not receive any reward for failures, says MP
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the immediate reactions to the departure of the council’s chief executive Any pay-off to Jo Negrini, Croydon Council’s departing chief executive, would be “morally wrong at this time of financial … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Brick by Brick, Children's Services, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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MP takes on council and Mayor over Upper Norwood roads
Our transport correspondent, JEREMY CLACKSON, on renewed calls for consultation over traffic calming measures introduced by TfL and the local council that Steve Reed has called ‘roadblocks’ Steve Reed OBE has entered the row over Upper Norwood’s Low Traffic Neighbourhood … Continue reading
Croydon ‘takes a knee’ for George Floyd – and for Seni Lewis
Around a hundred people gathered outside Croydon Town Hall this morning to “take a knee” and show solidarity with the worldwide Black Lives Matter campaign and calls for justice for George Floyd. Floyd died in Minneapolis just over a week … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, George Floyd, Sarah Jones MP, Seni Lewis, Seni's Law, Steve Reed OBE
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Evans appointment to Labour top job ‘could tear party apart’
David Evans, the Croydon-based political consultant, was last night named as the new general secretary of the Labour Party. The outcome of the vote of the National Executive Committee is seen as another success for party leader Sir Keir Starmer, … Continue reading
Negrini faces showdown meetings over finances next week
A consultant ‘parachuted in’ to salvage the council’s rocky finances will deliver a vital report next Tuesday, STEVEN DOWNES reports, as Croydon’s £1.5bn borrowings have been described by a local MP as ‘reckless’ and its financial position ‘unsustainable’ The dire … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, Patsy Cummings, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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One arrest after six SPAC Nation houses raided by police
Police yesterday made their first arrest over serious allegations of fraud made against some leading members of the SPAC Nation evangelical church – “the Church of Bling” – as was first reported by Inside Croydon last year. The arrest of … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Crime, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Conservative, Mario Creatura, Metropolitan Police, Shirley, SPAC Nation, Thornton Heath, Tobi Adeboyega, Tory
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Council calls in auditors as it faces covid cashflow crisis
EXCLUSIVE: STEVEN DOWNES reports on the dire financial crisis facing the Town Hall External auditors have been working in the council offices at Fisher’s Folly since yesterday, trawling through the fine detail of the borough’s finances. According to Katharine Street … Continue reading
Government broken promises over ‘coronavirus black hole’
Croydon North MP Steve Reed OBE has warned the government that local councils across the country face catastrophe due to a £10billion coronavirus “black hole”. Reed, Labour’s front bench spokesman on local government, reckons that councils may need to cut … Continue reading
Our frontline heroes could lose their jobs, MP Reed warns
The frontline heroes we’re cheering today will lose their jobs tomorrow if the government break their promise to fund whatever’s necessary to get communities through this crisis. That’s according to Croydon North MP Steve Reed OBE, speaking in the House … Continue reading
MP backs Bishop’s call for covid testing closer to Croydon
Jonathan Clark, the Bishop of Croydon, has added his voice to calls for more, and more easily accessible, coronavirus testing centres for people living and working in Croydon. The Bishop has called for a testing centre to be set up … Continue reading
Croydon MP Jones given new beat in Starmer’s opposition
Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, will continue as a shadow minister after all, as Sir Keir Starmer, the new leader of the Labour Party, included her in his junior appointments last night. But Jones is moved from housing … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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Coronavirus being used as ‘smokescreen’ for estate demolition
It is not just in Croydon that residents’ groups have been alert to the inherent risks of placing the entire planning system into the hands of a few unelected council officials. The delegated planning powers, prompted by the coronavirus emergency, … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Jennifer Brathwaite, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Matthew Bennett, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Planning, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Brick by Brick, Central Hill estate, coronavirus, Covid-19, Cressingham Gardens, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Gipsy Hill, Green Party, Labour, Lambeth council, London, Matthew Bennett, Pete Elliott, Tulse Hill
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MP Reed promoted to Labour’s front bench in Starmer reshuffle
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the step up for one of Croydon’s MPs Steve Reed, the MP for Croydon North, has been appointed to the shadow cabinet by the Labour Party’s new leader, Sir Keir Starmer. It’s the dream … 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
Labour MPs step in to help co-ordinate emergency volunteering
Croydon’s Labour MPs are working with council agency Croydon Voluntary Action to help recruit volunteers, collect donations for food banks and offer support to those that need it during the coronavirus emergency. With the sudden emergence of a wide range … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, CVA, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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Wot? No eggs? War-time rationing hits Addiscombe’s stores
“Armageddon! Ahm a getting outta here!” was once a gag in a Carry On film. But KEN TOWL, right, has opted to keep calm and carry on as he shopped around Addiscombe as the coronavirus shut-down begins to bite The … Continue reading
Labour MP questions conflicts over Brick by Brick planning
Our overdevelopment correspondent BARRATT HOLMES on how the council’s loss-making home-builders are receiving criticism from an unlikely source Steve Reed, the Labour MP for Croydon North, has joined the growing number of voices critical of the council-owned, loss-making developer Brick … Continue reading
Starmer, Long-Bailey or Nandy: could they win an election?
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The ballot emails have gone out (or at least most of them seem to have done), and now Labour Party members have a choice to make. For RORY KELLY, a ‘millennial leftie’, the only trouble is that it … Continue reading
Police opt to not investigate allegations against SPAC Nation
The Metropolitan Police has decided not to continue with its investigation into the controversial SPAC Nation, the “Church of Bling” which has been closely associated with the Conservative Party, particularly in Croydon. Yet according to a Croydon MP, former members … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon North, SPAC Nation, Steve Reed OBE, Tobi Adeboyega
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