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Creatura needs help from ‘Bust-up Boris’, as LibDems win seat
Two south London council by-elections in the past week suggest the LibDems might have a chance of breaking Croydon’s political duopoly, reports our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Boris Johnson’s selection by the 0.15per cent of the population which comprises the … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mario Creatura, Merton, Old Coulsdon, Sarah Jones MP, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Merton Council, Tory, Wandsworth Council
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MP helps force Snapchat to reveal details of ‘sick’ messages
Croydon South’s MP Chris Philp has successfully managed to get an American-based internet giant to release information which could prove vitally important in a police investigation into “sick” harassment and threats made online against the family of a teenaged murder … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South
Tagged Breck Bednar, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
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Can Labour and Tories stop ‘The Peterborough Effect’ here?
After a week to let the dust settle and some of the implications of the voting sink in, our resident psephologist WALTER CRONXITE crunches more numbers from the European elections and discovers that two of the borough’s sitting MPs have … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 European elections, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Brexit, Brexit Party, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Member of parliament, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, UKIP
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Scott’s cunning plan to squeeze in 3,000 new homes per year
KEN LEE on how increased housing targets have forced the council into a rapid rethink of its Local Plan Just like Baldrick, Paul Scott has got a cunning plan. Another one. Controversial Town Hall figure Scott has been booked to … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, London, Mayor, Paul Scott, Purley Way, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Shirley, Tory
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MP Philp quits Tory job to back outsider Javid for leader
Today truly marks the end of May… Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the local Conservative MP has placed his cards on the table in a gamble with his Commons career Chris Philp, Croydon South’s Tory MP, has resigned … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon South, Member of parliament, Sajid Javid, Tory
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CLP cancels meeting with motion opposing NHS privatisation
A constituency Labour Party in Croydon cancelled its regular monthly meeting this week – thwarting an attempt to discuss a motion opposing the latest round of NHS reorganisation and privatisation in the borough. Town Hall sources suggest that centrist-dominated Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Croydon South, Jane Avis, Oliver Lewis
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon South, Jane Avis, Labour, Oliver Lewis
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Planning protests expected as Scott angers residents
Town Hall reporter KEN LEE reports ahead of what could prove to be another contentious session in the council chamber, amid calls for a domineering councillor to stand down from a committee Security is likely to be tight at the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Planning, Robert Canning, Toni Letts, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Robert Canning, Toni Letts, Tory, Waddon
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