Category Archives: Shafi Khan

Ben-Hassel is overwhelming winner for Labour in Norbury

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on how a ward selection meeting last night capped off an altogether bad day for the council leadership Leila Ben-Hassel was last night selected as Labour’s candidate to stand in the Norbury and Pollards Hill … Continue reading →

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Shock and sadness at the death of Councillor Maggie Mansell

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

Croydon councillors are in shock today at the death of Town Hall stalwart and Norbury and Pollards Hill councillor Maggie Mansell. Mansell had dedicated most of her life to serving the people of Croydon, having first been elected to Croydon … Continue reading →

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Labour deputy leader Butler is under threat of de-selection

Posted on October 27, 2017 by

Croydon Labour’s long-delayed local election candidate selection process is beginning to look like a cross between House of Cards and Game of Thrones, as WALTER CRONXITE reports Alison Butler, the all-powerful deputy leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council, … Continue reading →

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Sshhh! Smith visits Croydon, but Reed forgets to tell anyone

Posted on July 26, 2016 by

Sssshhhh! Keep it quiet, but Steve Reed OBE’s secret campaign to undermine and unseat the democratically elected leader of the Labour Party came to central Croydon this morning with a visit of the challenger, Owen Smith. Not that Reed, vice-chairman … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon North, John Wentworth, Norbury, Sarah Jones MP, Shafi Khan, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments