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Category Archives: Paul Burstow MP
‘Doctors say only a new hospital is the answer’ for St Helier
SUTTON COMMENTARY: Shocking scenes shown by BBC News this week should be a wake-up call for government and the NHS to revive previously approved plans for a state-of-the-art new hospital, writes DAVE BURTON The problems facing St Helier Hospital, as … Continue reading
Posted in Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Health, Luke Taylor MP, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, St Helier Hospital, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Bedmont, Bobby Dean MP, Carshalton, Carshalton and Wallington, Dave Burton, Luke Taylor MP, NHS, Royal Marsden Cancer Hub, St Helier Hospital, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam
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As Robotic Reeves ‘pauses’ hospital builds, St Helier crumbles
Our Sutton reporter, BELLE MONT, on the latest, devastating setback to NHS provision in this part of London Less than a month since being elected with a historically large majority, the recriminations are beginning to be heard around Keir Starmer … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Elliot Colburn, Health, Luke Taylor MP, Paul Burstow MP, St Helier Hospital, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged Bobby Dean MP, Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Elliot Colburn, Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, Luke Taylor MP, Paul Burstow, Rachel Reeves, St Helier Hospital, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Brake, Tory
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Tory Colburn’s fate as Carshalton MP was sealed long ago
BELLE MONT, InsideSutton’s political editor, on how time finally ran out for the Tories in the General Election campaign in Carshalton and Wallington When the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both moved most of their campaign resources into Sutton and Cheam … Continue reading
Posted in Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Elliot Colburn, Luke Taylor MP, Paul Burstow MP, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Tom Drummond
Tagged Bobby Dean MP, Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Elliot Colburn, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Tory
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Tories pick Drummond to defend Sutton and Cheam seat
By our Sutton political editor, BELLE MONT Councillor Tom Drummond, the leader of the Conservative opposition group on Sutton Council, was last night selected to replace MP Paul Scully as the Tories’ candidate in Sutton and Cheam in the upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, London-wide issues, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond
Tagged 2024 General Election, Conservative, General Election, General Election 2024, Jed Dwight, Liberal Democrats, London, Paul Scully MP, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council, Tom Drummond, Tory, Worcester Park, Worcester Park North
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Crisis-hit Dombey facing Hackbridge election challenge
Already a source of frequent ridicule in a national satirical magazine, now Sutton’s LibDem council leader is facing a new threat to her power as challengers emerge from Labour, as CARL SHILTON reports What’s been a bad few weeks for … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Andrew, Paul Burstow MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Ben Andrew, Conservative, Dave Tchiligirian, Hackbridge, Labour, Liberal Democrats, New Mill Quarter, New Mill Quarter Residents Association, Private Eye, Ruth Dombey, Sheldon Vestey, Sutton, Sutton Council, Tory
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Threats of libel action as Sutton election campaign turns nasty
EXCLUSIVE: Chuka Umunna, Jo Swinson, Caroline Lucas, even Bianca Jagger, have all taken at face value allegations made by a Liberal Democrat General Election candidate, and so now could now be dragged into a bitter legal action. Our Sutton investigations … Continue reading
NHS set to announce A&E and Maternity closures at St Helier
NHS chiefs in Merton will later this week propose the closure of the Accident and Emergency department and the Maternity unit at St Helier Hospital, according to an MP for the area. The MP, Siobhain McDonagh, warns that any such … Continue reading
Sutton LibDems have cause to worry over Brake’s boundaries
Our Sutton reporter, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, on the potential consequences of the parliamentary boundary changes for the borough’s veteran MP It is not only Labour seats in London that the Tories are after through their gerrymandering exercise masquerading under a constituency … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, London-wide issues, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Merton, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Member of parliament, Paul Scully MP, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Brake MP
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Independents’ Day in Beddington puts Dombey in the doldrums
Tony Newman is not the only south London council leader under increased pressure following the local elections. BELLE MONT delves into the detail of the results in Sutton, where the local LibDem leader used to boast that ‘independents don’t win … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Hamish Pollock, Jayne McCoy, Jessica Crowe, Niall Bolger, Nick Mattey, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Waste incinerator, Wendy Mathys
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Beddington North, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tory
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Sutton Conservatives trying hard to keep it in the family
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Our political staffer, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, on how the Tories have loaded their candidate lists for the Town Hall elections with their nearest and dearest Residents of Sutton have heard a lot about “Better for Families” from the Tories. … Continue reading
Under-fire Sutton LibDems are beginning to feel the squeeze
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Over in Sutton, the political party which controls the council is sending out distress signals ahead of the May 3 vote, as BELLE MONT reports Liberal Democrats have clung on to power in Sutton over the years by … Continue reading
Sutton scraps recycling machine – and wastes £6m-plus
A £4million-worth piece of machinery which was bought to help improve recycling rates in Croydon and across south London has been binned by Sutton Council – who have managed to incur an additional bill of at least £2million to landfill … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Environment, Merton, Nick Mattey, Paul Burstow MP, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon Council, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Viridor
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Hopes go up in smoke as LibDems hold Sutton council seat
Last week’s Sutton Council by-election result was bad news for Labour and worse news for any campaigns to halt the incinerator at Beddington Lane, reports WALTER CRONXITE Candidates who oppose the Beddington Lane incinerator won 55.9 per cent of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Environment, London Assembly, Nick Mattey, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Conservative, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Paul Scully MP, Steve O'Connell, Sutton Council, Tory, UKIP, Waddon
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Ex-councillor claims coercion over £1bn incinerator decision
Serious doubts have been expressed over the fairness – or lack of it – of Sutton Council’s planning process for the Beddington Lane incinerator, after a former councillor and member of the committee that granted permission for the waste incineration … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Environment, Nick Mattey, Paul Burstow MP, Planning, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Stephen Fenwick, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waddon, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, incinerator, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Stop the Incinerator, Stop The Incinerator Campaign, Sutton Council, Viridor, Waddon
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Dear LibDems: I remain a liberal, a democrat and a councillor
Sutton LibDems’ suspension of Councillor Nick Mattey could have a damaging impact on the General Election campaign in their parliamentary constituencies, reports WALTER CRONXITE Tom Brake’s efforts to be re-elected as MP for Carshalton and Wallington, the seat he has … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Business, Church and religions, Environment, Nick Mattey, Paul Burstow MP, Refuse collection, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Stop the Incinerator, Sutton Council, Tom Brake, Viridor
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Ashes to ashes: Only Boris can stop Viridor incinerator now
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Did Sutton’s LibDems last night grant planning permission to Viridor for its £1bn incinerator project at Beddington Lane just so that someone else could make the tough decision to block it? Contributing editor ANDREW PELLING says that nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Boris Johnson, Business, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Planning, Simon Hoar, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Boris Johnson, LibDem, Liberal Democrats, London, Paul Burstow, Sutton, Viridor, Worcester Park
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Mayday! Croydon hospital on CQC’s staffing danger list
The NHS safe in their hands? So this is how the coalition works: in the General Election the Conservatives promise “no top-down re-organisation” of the NHS. Having failed to win the election, the Tory-led government then pushes forward plans for … Continue reading
Westfield lobbyist Scully selected by Sutton Conservatives
Sutton and Cheam Conservatives have chosen a prospective parliamentary candidate with a strong Croydon connection – and it’s not Steve “Three Jobs” O’Connell. Paul Scully is to be the Conservative candidate to challenge Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Burstow, at the … Continue reading
Sutton’s Tories in meltdown as they face “yellow wash”
The Liberal Democrats defied all national trends and their party’s unpopular part in the ConDem coalition to hold Stonecot ward with a 7.7 per cent swing from the Conservatives in last Thursday’s Sutton Council by-election. If repeated in the 2014 … Continue reading
