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Don’t panic! MP Philp could lose seat in Tory election wipe-out
By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Inside Croydon’s long-dormant mole inside Croydon Tories’ headquarters in Purley (it’s been an especially long winter, even for small furry creatures that don’t usually hibernate) reports having been rudely awoken by the sound of … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, London-wide issues, Paul Scully MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Union leaders join calls for Labour to abandon Anonyvoter
LABOUR SELECTION SCANDAL: More allegations of rigged votes in dodgy Labour candidate selections trace the affair straight back to Croydon and the deal done between a ‘Newman Numpty’ councillor and party General Secretary David Evans, reports STEVEN DOWNES Momentum, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, Business, Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Anonyvoter, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, David Evans, Henson IT Solutions Ltd, Labour, London, London Assembly, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Martin Abrams, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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Finally Labour members will have a say in Croydon East saga
Columnist ANDREW FISHER looks forward to a rare moment of internal democracy in Croydon Labour this Saturday, as ordinary members in one scandal-hit CLP finally get the chance to choose their parliamentary candidate Being a Labour Party member in Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon West, Joel Bodmer, Johnson Situ, Labour, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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Actor Ainslie is Greens’ pick for Streatham and Croydon North
The Green Party has named Scott Ainslie as their parliamentary candidate for the new seat of Streatham and Croydon North. Ainslie is a former MEP (remember them?) and has been a councillor in Lambeth since 2014 for St Leonard’s ward, … Continue reading
Pensioners reported to police for protest on MP’s street
More than two months after a peaceful protest on the road where shadow cabinet member Steve Reed lives, two retired trades union activists have been called in for questioning Someone who lives on the same Upper Norwood street where Labour … Continue reading
Politics teacher Boutall is Tories’ ‘Lambeth South’ candidate
The Tories have picked Anthony Boutall, an assistant head at an Orpington grammar school, as their General Election candidate in the re-jigged constituency of Streatham and Croydon North. In his 20s, Boutall served as a councillor but in Bedford, not … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Anthony Boutall, Claire Bonham, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Anthony Boutall, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Gaza protesters out-number Labour’s singers at Keir-aoke
A controversial event went ahead last night to raise funds for a Labour Party election campaign. Yet there was more support outside, for those who oppose war Croydon Labour’s tawdry little singalong, or “Keir-aoke” as they called it, went ahead … Continue reading
Bonham gets chance of Croydon North re-match against Reed
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest candidate to be confirmed for the upcoming parliamentary election The only Liberal Democrat to be elected as a councillor in Croydon for 20 years has been selected as her party’s candidate at … Continue reading
Posted in Claire Bonham, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Claire Bonham, Croydon, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham, Streatham and Croydon North
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Bodger’s back! Reed’s chum being lined up for Croydon East
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest anti-democratic and secretive stitch-up going on behind-the-scenes in the local Labour Party “Welcome to Croydon East” says the less-than-charming email to members to announce the creation of a Constituency Labour Party, in … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West and South Norwood, David Evans, Joel Bodmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tony Newman
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Starmer reshuffle sees Croydon MP Reed shunted to DEFRA
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on how today’s Labour front bench job creation scheme might be taken as proof that turds do somehow manage to rise to the surface… Steve Reed OBE, the right-wing MP who shunted another Labour MP out … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Boris Johnson, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Environment, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Boris Johnson, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth South, London Borough of Croydon, LTNs, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tooting, Tory, ULEZ, Uxbridge
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Ribeiro-Addy is shunted aside for Reed’s political ambitions
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the end of an era for Labour voters in Croydon North and Croydon Central, as David Evans and his party’s NEC hand-picks parliamentary candidates in south London Croydon’s Labour MPs last night announced that they … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Alisa Flemming, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, David Evans, Lambeth Council, Manju Shahul Hameed, Norbury, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West and South Norwood, David Evans, Keir Starmer, Keith Starmer, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury
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