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Category Archives: Streatham and Croydon North
Picnics, beer and flying: Streatham Common Kite Day is back
The 23rd Streatham Common Kite Day will take place on Sunday May 12. From 11am to 5pm, London’s only free family-friendly kite festival combines world-class kite displays with the opportunity to fly your own.
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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NUTS! Croydon Labour blunders into new cover-up shock
Embroiled in a series of controversies, the latest being the cover-up of the vote rigging for their own Croydon East parliamentary selection, the local Labour Party blundered into a cover-up of a different sort in Coulsdon on Saturday. And no, … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Andrew Price, Ben Taylor, Carole Bonner, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jason Cummings, Jess Hammersley-Rich, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Natasha Irons, Park Hill and Whitgift, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Susan Hall, Woodside
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon East CLP, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jason Cummings, KamiKwasi Kwarteng, Labour, London, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Susan Hall, Tory, Trussonomics
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Putting Croydon First: the reasons I am now a Liberal Democrat
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Yesterday we reported how a former Croydon MP is standing for election with his third political party. Here, ANDREW PELLING explains why his days as an independent candidate are over “All politics is local”. Tip O’Neill’s phrase has … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Park Hill and Whitgift, Richard Howard, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Major Rick Howard, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Park Hill and Whitgift, Steve Reed OBE, 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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Irons picked by Labour amid Croydon East police investigation
CROYDON EAST SELECTION: After more than six months of scandal and voter fraud, grassroots party members finally got to have their say this morning over who their parliamentary candidate will be. By STEVEN DOWNES Natasha Irons was this morning selected … Continue reading
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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Scotland Yard’s cyber crime unit investigating Croydon Labour
LABOUR SELECTION SCANDAL: ‘Day of shame’ as Information Commissioner and Met Police confirm investigations into allegations of vote-rigging in Croydon East selection. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Labour is subject to a criminal investigation over allegations of vote-rigging in a … Continue reading
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
Bodger busted as Labour’s Croydon East selection resumes
LABOUR SELECTION SCANDAL: Controversial figure dropped from contest to be Starmer’s party’s nominee for safe seat. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Joel “Bodger” Bodmer, a political ally of MP Steve Reed, has been eliminated from Labour’s selection for the new Croydon … Continue reading
Labour suspends Jewish councillor for voting for peace
Our Lambeth correspondent, KEN INGTON, on the latest scandal that threatens to cause ructions at Brixton Town Hall Labour has again outraged its own members for a purge of four councillors in Lambeth who refused to vote against calls for … Continue reading
MPs told decision ‘imminent’ over Croydon’s rigged selection
EXCLUSIVE: Who would choose between the Archangel Gabriel and Harold Shipman? That could be the kind of no-choice ‘choice’ imposed on Labour’s grassroots members in Croydon after a suspiciously lengthy ‘investigation’ into allegations of vote rigging. By STEVEN DOWNES After … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon South, Inside Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2024 General Election, Croydon, Croydon East, General Election, General Election 2024, Joel Bodmer, Keir Starmer, Labour, Michael Crick, Pearleen Sangha, Podcast, Spotify, Steve Reed OBE, Tomorrows MPs, Under The Flyover
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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
‘Appalling’ and ‘a disgrace’: Crick’s verdict on Labour selection
The Labour Party’s parliamentary candidate selection process as conducted in Croydon East has been “appalling” and “a disgrace”. That’s according to veteran political journalist Michael Crick, the person behind the @TomorrowsMPs Twitter account that has been keeping a close track … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon East, Croydon North, Inside Croydon, Steve Reed MP, Under The Flyover
Tagged 2024 General Election, BBC Newsnight, Channel 4 News, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon North, General Election, General Election 2024, Labour, Michael Crick, Podcast, Spotify, Steve Reed OBE, Under The Flyover
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Lammy’s Labour launch cancelled over Gaza demo fears
EXCLUSIVE: Bungling officials in the misfiring local Labour party have been forced into an 11th-hour cancellation of a visit by the shadow foreign secretary, amid fears of further disruptive demonstrations over their pro-Israel stance. By STEVEN DOWNES Maybe Sarah Jones, … 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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Bailing out the water companies is poor policy – and unpopular
Surveys have found that 69% of the public want the nation’s water companies taken back into public control. So why is it not the policy of Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, asks ANDREW FISHER “In advance of every significant privatisation,” wrote … Continue reading
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
Calls for Ruskin House to cancel ‘tasteless’ Keir-aoke event
Trades unionists in Croydon are calling on the management of Ruskin House – the HQ of trades unionism in the borough as well as the offices of the Morning Star newspaper – to cancel a planned campaign fundraiser due to … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Gaza, Keir Starmer, Keir-aoke, Labour, Martin Angus, Morning Star, Palestine, Ruskin House, Steve Reed OBE
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Police pledge to arrest protestors gathered outside MPs’ homes
In a confidential Metropolitan Police letter, a senior officer lays out plans to arrest anyone who protests outside their MP’s home and also make it more difficult for constituents to lobby at their elected representatives’ offices. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Ade Adelekan, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Labour MP Reed receives written appeal from mosque leaders
It’s a simple enough question. “Members would be keen to understand why you feel that the killing of 10,328 Palestinians, including 4,237 children, can be justified as part of Israel’s self-defence.”
Posted in Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Anwar Ansari, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Labour, Muslim, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Thornton Heath, Tory, West Bank
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Demo threat sees Labour fund-raiser for MP Reed ‘postponed’
EXCLUSIVE: Major fund-raising event has been cancelled over fears of protest against shadow cabinet member by local Muslims angered by Starmer’s failure to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. By STEVEN DOWNES The Croydon Labour Party has cancelled a gala … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Croydon North, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, Gaza, Israel, Labour, Palestine, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, UNICEF
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Green King wants to be the toast of new Croydon West seat
Marley King has been named by the Green Party as their parliamentary candidate for Croydon West. King has in the past worked for the NHS as a social prescriber and she is also trained as a mental health first aider. … Continue reading
Labour pledge goes walkabout as Reed drops right-to-roam
After the latest U-turn and Orwellian excuses, ANDREW FISHER suggests that when out canvassing, Labour activists need to encourage the public to vote for them quickly, before the policies change With bigger issues going on at Westminster and around the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon North, Environment, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, BASC, Croydon, Croydon North, Keir Starmer, Labour, Right to Roam, Steve Reed OBE
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