Category Archives: Chris Philp MP

#SouthernFail: New MP Jones questions on the Gibb Report

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

Sarah Jones, the new MP for Croydon Central, has wasted no time in trying to hold the Government to account over its mismanagement of the Southern Rail crisis, as yesterday she tabled five written questions on the subject to Chris … Continue reading →

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May’s Chief of Staff was the author of his own election obituary

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE has drilled down into the election numbers (well, Electoral Calculus has), and come up with some worrying figures for Croydon Tories It wasn’t only Gavin Barwell who got his P45 from his Westminster job last week. And while … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Addiscombe, Andrew Fisher, Ashburton, Chris Philp MP, Croham, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Gavin Barwell, Gill Hickson, Jennifer Brathwaite, Kathleen Garner, Michael Swadling, Paul Scully MP, Samuel Kasumu, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tom Brake MP, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

VOTE 2017: Live coverage of Croydon’s General Election

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

INSIDE CROYDON is throwing more resources at covering election night than ever before, with staff and stringers at six different counts across south London. We will be reporting live through the night on the General Election results in Croydon – … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gavin Barwell, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Philp’s brown-nosing traits seem common among local Tories

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest dodgy leaflet from a Conservative candidate in Croydon, which tries to pass off a motley crew of party hacks as ordinary residents Do politicians take us for fools ? Chris Philp has a leaflet … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Richard Ottaway MP | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

If you’re in a safe seat, here’s a way to make your vote count

Posted on June 5, 2017 by

ELECTION COMMENTARY: In Croydon, two of the three parliamentary seats being contested on Thursday are safe seats with combined majorities of 37,000 votes. Nothing seems likely to change the status quo in Croydon North or Croydon South. But PETER UNDERWOOD, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Catherine Shelley, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Peter Underwood, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

One month in, and Labour’s candidate campaigns in ‘Coulsden’

Posted on May 28, 2017 by

KEN LEE, our political reporter for the south of the borough, has been on the election trail in ‘Coulsden’ Labour has found an election winner in true-blue Croydon South. Only trouble is, it isn’t the rarely seen candidate who has … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Jennifer Brathwaite | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Complaint filed to Ombudsman over Scott’s planning conduct

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

The latest round of Brick by Brick planning applications will be considered at a meeting to be chaired by a councillor who is under investigation by the Ombudsman. BARRATT HOLMES reports Paul Scott, the controversial chair of the council’s planning … Continue reading →

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