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Category Archives: Steve Reed MP
iC subscribers get 20% off book that’s rocked Downing Street
Inside Croydon’s paying subscribers qualify for a massive 20% discount on a new book which has sent shockwaves through Downing Street and Westminster. The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy has already seen at least … Continue reading
MP Reed caps off his high-profile week with a flood of protest
CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK: Bringing Croydon’s trains back into public ownership and putting more emphasis on apprenticeships are among some of the announcements made by Labour figures in Liverpool, where ANDREW FISHER, pictured left, was checking out the queues for Steve Reed’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Andrew Fisher, Croydon College, East Croydon, Education, Heidi Alexander, London-wide issues, LSBU campus, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Transport
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Build Baby Build, Croydon, Croydon College, Donald Trump, Heidi Alexander, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Liverpool, London, London Borough of Croydon, LSBU Croydon Campus, MAGA, Mayor of London, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Morgan McSweeney, New Addington, President Donald Trump, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed OBE
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Reed’s housing plan is just the same as Thatcher’s and Blair’s
The Streatham and Croydon North MP’s cunning plan is ‘using the state balance sheet to crack open the opportunity for private profit’ The housing minister, Streatham and Croydon North MP Steve Reed, spent much of Sunday promoting himself, autographing MAGA-style … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, London-wide issues, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged baby, Boris Johnson, Build, Cane Hill, Clement Attlee, Crawley, Croydon, Housing, Housing crisis, Inside Housing, Labour, London, London Docklands Development Corporation, Margaret Thatcher, Milton Keynes, New Towns, Peter Apps, Post-war building boom, Steve Reed OBE, Stevenage, Streatham and Croydon North, Thamesmead, Tony Blair
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Steve Reed’s aide blocks members’ vote on Mandelson scandal
A meeting in the Streatham and Croydon North constituency was this week banned from discussing a motion that called for an investigation into how the Blairite peer with a paedophile pal came to be handed the job as Britain’s Ambassador … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thornton Heath
Tagged Croydon, Jeffrey Epstein, Labour, Lord Mandelson, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Morgan McSweeney, Oscar Harman, Paedophile, Peter Mandelson, SPAD, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Lambeth North, Thornton Heath
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The Fraud: Croydon East selection fix case handed to CPS
LABOUR SCANDAL: Senior figures in the local party face an anxious wait to discover whether they will be charged over attempts to fiddle the 2023 parliamentary members’ ballot. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Daily Torygraph is reporting this morning … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Addiscombe East, Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Natasha Irons, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Anonyvoter, Bodger Bodmer, Carole Bonner, Crown Prosecution Service, Croydon, Croydon East, Daily Torygraph, David Evans, Joel Bodmer, Johnson Situ, Labour, Melanie Felten, Metropolitan Police, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Pearleen Sangha, Steve Reed OBE
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Labour’s scandals and dramas reflected in Croydon politics
The 2025 Labour Party Conference begins in Liverpool on Sunday. Here, our columnist, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, the party’s former director of policy, assesses the state of Labour little more than a year into Keir Starmer’s government. And he takes … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham, Bridget Phillipson, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Dead candidate, Fairfield, Green Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party Conference, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Lucy Powell, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Your Party, Zack Polanski, Zarah Sultana
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Failures of building firm cost housing association £36m
As recent examples including Homes for Lambeth, Brick by Brick and the calamity at The Fold demonstrate, meeting a 1.5m new homes target in five years is fraught with difficulties. BARRATT HOLMES, housing correspondent, reports on the case of 120 … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, East Croydon, Housing, London-wide issues, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Addiscombe West, Bridge to Nowhere, Cherry Orchard Road, Cherryfields Meatpackers, East Croydon, Labour, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed OBE
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Now Labour suspends selections in MP Steve Reed’s backyard
It is not just in Croydon where Keir Starmer’s party stands accused of acting unlawfully, as it faces a High Court challenge from a rejected candidate in Lambeth. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Labour Party in Lambeth has been … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Brixton, Brixton Buzz, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, JASON COBB, Labour, Labour selections, Lambeth, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, Martin Abrams, National Executive Committee, NEC, Zack Polanski
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Council slammed for ‘neglect’ and ‘disregard’ on social housing
Labour-controlled Lambeth is in trouble yet again over housing standards in the borough, with the council criticised in an independent report that, according to opposition councillors, “shows a pattern of neglect, incompetence and a complete disregard for the wellbeing of… … Continue reading
Jewish councillor quits Labour claiming he has been bullied
Martin Abrams, an elected councillor in Streatham St Leonard’s ward in Steve Reed’s parliamentary constituency, has quit Labour, citing a culture of bullying and factionalism in the party. Abrams is Jewish, and was suspended by the Lambeth Labour Party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2026 council elections, anti-Semitism, Brixton Town Hall, Gaza, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Martin Abrams, Palestine, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham St Leonard's
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Our Corbyn podcast exclusive is followed up by the nationals
Inside Croydon’s latest exclusive podcast, Andrew Fisher’s interview with former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, has been followed-up widely on social media and by the national press. More than 125,000 people have interacted with our online posting in less than 48 … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, 2026 council elections, Andrew Fisher, David Evans, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Brexit, Croydon, David Evans, Islington North, Jack Blackburn, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Labour, London, Morgan McSweeney, National Executive Committee, Steve Reed MP, The Andrew Fisher Interview, The Times, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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Exclusive: Corbyn talks on Your Party, Labour and David Evans
In our latest premium content podcast, Andrew Fisher interviews Jeremy Corbyn MP, who talks about the formation of the new Your Party and how it might contest local elections in 2026. The former Labour leader also talks about the ‘control … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, 2026 council elections, Andrew Fisher, David Evans, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 2017 General Election, 2019 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Brexit, Croydon, David Evans, Diane Abbott, Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, John McDonnell MP, Labour, London, Morgan McSweeney, National Executive Committee, Steve Reed MP, The Andrew Fisher Interview, Your Party, Zara Sultana
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Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process
Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Carserides gets new job as a lobbyist offering inside influence
Who does your local councillor really represent? It’s a reasonable question for all residents to ask, particularly those in South Norwood. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Just who does Labour councillor Louis Carserides represent? It’s not an unreasonable question for … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Amro, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Park Hotel, Hammersfield, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Louis Carserides, Red Rose Associates, Simon Hall, South Norwood, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Terrapin Group, Tony Newman, Tory, Westfield
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Now Streatham MP Reed faces court action over water torture
Rivers charity begins a Judicial Review, accusing the environment secretary of having ‘no policy at all’ for solving the crisis around Thames Water Environment secretary Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North, if he can ever be bothered) … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Leonie Cooper, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Croydon, Cunliffe Review, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Feargal Sharkey, Labour, Leonie Cooper, London, London Assembly, Mayor of London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Ofwat, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Southern Water, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
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Bromley by-election sees historic first Reform win in London
Political Editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how Alan Cook’s poll success on the other side of the borough boundary is sending shock waves into Croydon They’re going to need a bigger vote… You know how, early in the original Jaws movie, … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Bromley Council, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington North, New Addington South, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Waddon, Zack Polanski
Tagged Addiscombe East, Alan Cook, Bromley, Bromley Common and Holwood, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Nic Stewert, Nigel Farage, Reform, Reform UK, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Holman, Shirley, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon, Zack Polanski
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You can take Steve Reed to water, but you can’t make him think
ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, in his latest column for Inside Croydon, looks at the case for ending the ‘legalised larceny’ that is water privatisation, as the environment secretary sinks deeper into the mire The review commissioned by Steve Reed, the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business, South West Water, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Channel 4 News, Clive Lewis MP, Croydon, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Feargal Sharkey, Great British Railways, Heidi Alexander, Labour, London, Margaret Thatcher, Nationalisation, Private Eye, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water, Water nationalisation
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Assembly Member calls on Reed to nationalise Thames Water
With backing of London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Labour’s Leonie Cooper calls for water utilities ‘that put the needs of the public and the environment ahead of private profit’ Senior figures in the Labour Party in London have joined calls … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Leonie Cooper, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Croydon, Cunliffe Review, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Feargal Sharkey, Labour, Leonie Cooper, London, London Assembly, London Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Ofwat, Sadiq Khan, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Southern Water, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
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Reed slammed for ‘laughable’ claims on private water industry
Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey on live TV this morning called for the immediate resignation of the environment secretary, as the government’s Cunliffe Review is derided as a ‘joke’ Today’s announcement from environment secretary Steve Reed promising the “biggest overhaul of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, South West Water, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Cunliffe Review, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Feargal Sharkey, Good Morning Britain, Labour, Martin Abrams, Ofwat, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Southern Water, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water, The Angling Trust
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‘The government was left with no choice’ over Commissioners
The government “was left with no choice” but to appoint Commissioners to take over the running of Croydon’s omnishambles council, a decision which reflects “serious failings on leadership and culture” at the Town Hall. Two of Croydon’s Labour MPs, Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in 'Future Croydon', Chris Philp MP, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Ged Curran, Improvement Board, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Commissioner, Conservative, Council Tax, Council transformation, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Ged Curran, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Panel, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Merton, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 Notice, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Transformation plan
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Thames Water is ‘drowning in debt’ as pollution and bills soar
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can be bothered), and the environment secretary in Keir Starmer’s government, is facing renewed calls to renationalise privatised water companies, after the biggest, Thames Water, today reported an … Continue reading
