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Category Archives: Caragh Skipper
Newman hand-picks ‘Secret Seven’ to check on finance panel
EXCLUSIVE: The beleaguered council leader has moved to avoid being held responsible for the borough’s massive £1.5bn debt and huge over-spend, reports KEN LEE A group of councillors, secretly hand-picked by Tony Newman, will meet tonight to discuss the council’s … Continue reading
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Labour Party orders Newman to cancel his planned group AGM
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports on the latest setback for the council leader, and a financial blow for one of his most loyal supporters Tony Newman, the Labour leader at Croydon Town Hall, has been dealt another blow after being … Continue reading
Newman switches planning chair before remote meeting
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest behind-the-scenes shenanigans going on at the Town Hall The fix is in. Two days before the Croydon planning committee is due to meet for the foregone conclusion of approving a Brick by Brick … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Fairfield Homes, Housing, Niro Sirisena, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Fairfield Homes, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Niro Sirisena, Paul Scott, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
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Newman’s ‘virtually all there’ for his secret Town Hall meeting
The government finally moved late last week to make it legally possible for local authorities to stage “virtual” council meetings, and to continue with a semblance of Town Hall business during the covid-19 lockdown. Yet less than 48 hours before … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, CVA, Jo Negrini, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe West, Caragh Skipper, Conservative, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sean Fitzsimons, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman feels pressure as Fairfield selection referred for review
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how an internal party scandal is about to cause more discomfort for the Croydon council leader As council leader Tony Newman comes under increasing pressure over a range of policy failures, while the Democratically Elected … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Joyce Reid, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Newman stifles report which alleges conspiracy over selection
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on a leaked report over the rumbling row in Croydon Labour over a selection stitch-up that saw Tony Newman’s favoured candidate put forward for last November’s Fairfield council by-election A internal party report, leaked to … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Campaigns committee has mounting questions for Newman
Questions over the mishandling of Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield ward council by-election last month are mounting for Tony Newman. Newman leads the Labour group at Croydon Town Hall in an autocratic style, using hundreds of thousands of pounds … Continue reading
Labour win Fairfield by-election despite 10% vote drop
WALTER CRONXITE crunches the numbers after a council by-election where the biggest losers were the residents of Croydon Jack Buck, the Labour Party paid employee who fixed the Fairfield ward selection so that his friend, Caragh Skipper, could be nominated … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mario Creatura, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory
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Labour election worries: ‘We’re heading for an unholy Buck up’
Jack Buck, the Labour Party employee who last month was at the centre of a candidate selection fix for the Fairfield by-election, has ordered party members in the borough to ignore that scandal and to turn out for canvassing sessions. … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 General Election, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Mario Creatura, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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‘He’s running scared’: Newman cancels Town Hall meetings
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports from the Town Hall, where the council leader is playing hard to get Tony Newman, Labour’s leader on Croydon Council, has cancelled December’s full meeting of the council, using the General Election on December 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Central, Dawn Butler MP, Fairfield, John Healey MP, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tory
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Creatura reported for fly-tipping during his rubbish campaign
Those who suspected that next week’s Fairfield council by-election might turn out to be… well, a bit rubbish, have been proved right. A pile of dumped Tory leaflets were discovered in the town centre last week, slowly turning to mush … Continue reading
Momentum demand inquiry into Fairfield selection scandal
Nearly a month since their self-proclaimed founder resigned as a councillor following a “serious incident”, Croydon Momentum have finally broken their silence over the scandal and shambles of the Labour Party selection for the Fairfield ward by-election. In their belated … Continue reading
Labour meeting to consider move to boycott Fairfield campaign
The pressure on Tony Newman as leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council continues to mount, as one of Croydon’s three constituency Labour parties will this week consider a motion that “deplores the behaviour of the council leadership” over … Continue reading
Ex-Labour councillor Rendle stands for LibDems in Fairfield
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on one of the more intriguing twists to emerge from the nominations for next month’s council by-election It is often said that the Liberal Democrats in Croydon stage their meetings in a phone box. To … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Council, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Green Party, Jayde Edwards, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Niroshan Sirisena, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman accused of ‘evil stitch-up’ over Fairfield candidate
STEVEN DOWNES reports on allegations of bullying and racism within the Croydon Labour Party after the local leadership fails to nominate a democratically selected candidate for a ward by-election The Labour Party in Croydon is in turmoil today, after council … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Niro Sirisena, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Surrey Street stall-holder picked to run in Fairfield by-election
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest blow to the leadership of the local Labour Party Jose Joseph, a stall-holder in Croydon’s historic Surrey Street Market, was selected last night to be the Labour Party’s candidate in the Fairfield ward … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Green Party, Jayde Edwards, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman, Tory
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Skipper named in Labour’s five-woman shortlist for Norbury
The Norbury and Pollards Hill council by-election will be staged on March 14, but there has already been some manoeuvring over candidate selection by Labour, as WALTER CRONXITE reports As was entirely predictable, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Labour leader Tony Newman’s … Continue reading
Labour to have all-woman shortlist for Norbury by-election
Labour is to have an all-woman shortlist to select its candidate for the by-election in Norbury and Pollards Hill. The council has yet to announce a date for the by-election, which has been caused following the death last month of … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Maggie Mansell, Norbury, Tony Newman
Tagged Labour, Maggie Mansell, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Tony Newman
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Could Newman back ‘shoot Trump’ Skipper for Assembly?
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE has found Croydon Town Hall’s political ‘elite’ on manoeuvres, hopeful of selection for bigger, better allowances. But is the local Labour leader going to back a complete outsider? Despite campaign groundwork being laid for a snap … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, 2020 London elections, Addiscombe East, Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Fiona Twycross, Joseph Lee, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Sutton Council, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Boris Johnson, Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon, Jamie Audsley, Joseph Lee, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Patsy Cummings, Sadiq Khan, Shaun Bailey, Simon Hoar, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Boundary changes seem to cement Town Hall’s political divide
Calling in the Boundary Commissioners may have fixed the political map of Croydon for years to come, as WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, reports Labour’s generally underwhelming result in the Croydon council election last week does not look so bad … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Andrew Rendle, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jeet Bains, Maddie Henson, Sarah Jones MP, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Tory, UKIP, Waddon
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Under-pressure Newman ‘declares war’ on Croydon South CLP
WALTER CRONXITE on the latest outbreak of churlishness from a council leader who has under-performed Tony Newman, following Croydon Labour’s performance at the polls on Thursday, chose to begin their new four-year term in charge of the Town Hall by … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
Tagged Addiscombe East, Addiscombe West, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Shirley North, Tony Newman
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The more things change, the more they stay just the same
Bleary-eyed after just a couple of hours’ sleep, our political editor WALTER CRONXITE has been crunching some numbers on the local election results Four years ago, the Prime Minister was David Cameron, Nick Clegg was leader of the LibDems and … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Addiscombe East, Ashburton, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Fairfield, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Shirley, Tony Newman, Waddon, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Shirley North, Tony Newman, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Gerrymandering suspicions surface on streets of Addiscombe
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: After months of delays, a road in what Labour calls a ‘key marginal’ ward is suddenly to be resurfaced. Some are suggesting the council work is being co-ordinated to favour Labour’s local election candidates. WALTER CRONXITE reports Residents … Continue reading
Nine months on, and Labour still selecting election candidates
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on how the ruling party in Croydon is struggling to find candidates for all the borough’s wards Today marks 60 days until the Town Hall elections on May 3. Yet Croydon Labour still hasn’t managed … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Selsdon & Ballards, Shirley South, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Shirley South, Tony Newman, Tory
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