Category Archives: Alison Long

LibDem Lewis accused of holding secret meeting with Reform

Posted on May 30, 2026 by insidecroydon

SUTTON SKETCH: This week’s council meeting to kick off the new four-year administration turned nasty as the ruling Liberal Democrats handed themselves more than £1m in special payments. CARL SHILTON reports  If Sutton council leader Barry “Basher” Lewis thought last … Continue reading →

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Reform councillor offers thanks to dodgy far-right fraudster

Posted on May 17, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Yesterday we reported how the borough’s two newest councillors are already making a grifters’ grab for tens of thousands of pounds in public money. Now CARL SHILTON investigates some of the dodgy-looking associations that Reform’s Alison Long and … Continue reading →

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Beddington councillor receives phone threat from Reform

Posted on May 16, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Labour and independent councillors form political alliance to challenge Nigel Farage’s party as official council opposition EXCLUSIVE by CARL SHILTON  Nick Mattey, the maverick independent councillor for Beddington, says that he received a threatening call to his private … Continue reading →

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