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Local Labour members angry at ‘travesty’ of selection process
Uncharacteristic ‘openness’ from the Labour Party exposes their latest sham selection process, with candidates for next year’s local elections being named without grassroots members in most wards getting any say at all. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The fix is in. … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe East, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Appu Srinivasan, Bensham Manor, Brigitte Graham, Catherine Wilson, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Croydon East, Croydon West, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Fairfield, Janet Campbell, Jeet Bains, Jess Hammersley-Rich, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Matt Griffiths, Mohammed Islam, Natasha Irons, Norbury, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Amy Foster, Bensham Manor, Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, John Wentworth, Julie Setchfield, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Maddie Henson, Melanie Felten, Mrs Anonyvoter, Norbury and Pollards Hill, Norbury Park, Patsy Cummings, Sam Attwater, Selhurst, South Norwood, STUART KING, Thornton Heath, Waddon, West Thornton, Woodside
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Anger after residents’ IDs used to support planning application
KEN LEE reports on a troubling development involving an HMO development in Selhurst An attempt to obtain planning permission to convert a rundown office block in Selhurst into a house of multiple occupation, or HMO, has been thrown into doubt … Continue reading
Posted in Catherine Wilson, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, Planning, Selhurst
Tagged Catherine Wilson, Croydon, Croydon Council, HMO, House in Multiple Occupation, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, Neville Road, Planning, Selhurst
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And here are the Labour councillors who broke their word over the 15% tax hike and abandoned the people of Croydon
STUART KING. Leader of the opposition Councillor King took over as Labour group leader in May 2022. Had spent previous eight years mostly holding senior positions, including cabinet posts, in the Labour council administration of Tony Newman, Alison Butler and … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Brigitte Graham, Callton Young, Catherine Wilson, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Christopher Herman, Clive Fraser, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Enid Mollyneaux, Humayun Kabir, Humayun Kabir, Janet Campbell, Karen Jewitt, Kola Agboola, Leila Ben-Hassel, Louis Carserides, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Mohammed Islam, Nina Degrads, Patricia Hay-Justice, Patsy Cummings, Sean Fitzsimons, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stella Nabukeera, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, Tamar Barrett (was Nwafor), Tony Newman
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, STUART KING, Tony Newman
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Stripped of powers, absentee councillors still getting paid
CROYDON IN CRISIS: One councillor has turned up for just one meeting in six months. Another has been on holiday in Brazil for the last six weeks. But under the new Mayor, councillors have been left with little to do … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged #ABitLessShit, #ABitMoreShit, Alisa Flemming, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Lara Fish, Liberal Democrats, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, Tony Newman, Tory
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King gets Labour leadership, but delays over cabinet posts
CROYDON LABOUR IN CRISIS: WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest horse-trading going on behind the scenes among the largest political group at the Town Hall Croydon Labour made such a mess of the council’s finances, the authority now has … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Callton Young, Janet Campbell, Kola Agboola, Louis Carserides, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mohammed Islam, New Addington, South Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Stuart King
Tagged Callton Young, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Janet Campbell, Kola Agboola, Labour, Louis Carserides, Mayor Jason Perry, Mohammed Islam, South Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, STUART KING, West Thornton
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Boycotts and resignations in rows over Labour selections
‘The conduct of Labour Party affairs locally does seem to be almost tailored to create continuing unease and disaffection’. WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, with the latest round-up of shenanigans “Croydon North’s in meltdown” was how one angry Labour member put … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe West, Callton Young, Catherine Wilson, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Elliott-Jay Munroop, Felicity Flynn, John Wentworth, Karen Jewitt, Louis Carserides, Mohammed Islam, New Addington, New Addington North, Nina Degrads, Norbury, Norbury Park, Pat Ryan, Patsy Cummings, Selhurst, South Norwood, Stella Nabukeera, Stephen Mann, Steve Reed MP, Tamar Barrett (was Nwafor), Thornton Heath, Woodside
Tagged Addiscombe West, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, John Wentworth, Labour, New Addington, Norbury Park, Pat Ryan, Patsy Cummings, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath
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