Category Archives: Marley King

Labour bosses axe front-bencher on eve of elections deadline

ELECTION EXCLUSIVE: Two women who were deemed good enough to stand to become MPs for their parties at the 2024 General Election have been withdrawn as candidates for the council elections just ahead of yesterday’s declarations deadline. By STEVEN DOWNES  … Continue reading

Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Greens, Marley King, Rowenna Davis, Rym Daoud, South Norwood, Stuart King, West Thornton | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Poundshop politician who puts the ‘sham’ into shambolic

ELECTION SKETCH: It was billed as a ‘hustings’, but was really nothing other than a rally for fringe party TTIP’s star candidate. KEN TOWL went along, so that you – and hundreds of others – didn’t have to “Somebody at … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon West, Donna Murray-Turner, Ken Towl, Marley King, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Go West! Greens name Patel, as Ramsey steps up for Tories

Greens announce parliamentary candidates for three seats across Croydon and Sutton, as a Tory councillor helps out her party in its hour of need by taking on a hopeless task in east London Ria Patel, the Greens’ councillor in Fairfield … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Greens, Croydon West, Fairfield, Holly Ramsey, Marley King, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Tracey Hague | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Philp fighting for survival as Tories face capital punishment

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the stark news contained within the latest, most extensive piece of opinion polling, one month before election day With General Election day exactly one calendar month away, the latest and most extension polling done yet … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elliot Colburn, London-wide issues, Marley King, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

King abdication has Greens seeking Croydon West candidate

With just days to go before the deadline for candidate declarations for the July 4 General Election, the Green Party in Croydon has been forced into a last-minute scramble to find a replacement for Marley King in Croydon West. Sources … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon West, Jahir Hussain, Marley King, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

After Sunak’s washout on ‘Drowning St’, here comes a wipeout

GENERAL ELECTION SPECIAL: Our in-house psephological expert, WALTER CRONXITE, looks at Croydon’s new constituencies and the uncertain political prospects for some come July 4 With a sodden Prime Minister running away from letters of no confidence from his own party’s … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Anthony Boutall, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elaine Garrod, Gavin Barwell, Jason Cummings, Marley King, Natasha Irons, Richard Howard, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Labour MP Jones ‘too busy’ for refugees’ latest public meeting

Constituents are beginning to ask awkward questions of the Croydon Central MP, as she can find time to appear with Alastair Campbell and David Lammy, but has blanked a community group. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Sarah Jones, the … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon West, Marley King, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Fox, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Green King wants to be the toast of new Croydon West seat

Marley King has been named by the Green Party as their parliamentary candidate for Croydon West. King has in the past worked for the NHS as a social prescriber and she is also trained as a mental health first aider. … Continue reading

Posted in Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Croydon West, Marley King, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP | 1 Comment