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Tag Archives: 2024 General Election
LibDems name their candidates and Philp forgets he’s a Tory
Finally, days after the General Election was announced, Croydon’s Liberal Democrats have got around to confirming their four candidates for July 4 – details of which Inside Croydon had reported on weeks ago. The LibDems, who have had only a … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jahir Hussain, Rick Howard, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, General Election, General Election 2024, Jahir Hussain, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Major Rick Howard, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Whether it’s your water supplier or MP, you deserve a choice
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Households in the south of the borough are about to see their water supplier taken over by the same firm responsible for providing contaminated drinking water in Devon. What can they do about it? PETER UNDERWOOD, right, a … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Business, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Environment, Peter Underwood, South West Water, Sutton and East Surrey Water
Tagged 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Croydon East, General Election, General Election 2024, London Elections, Peter Underwood, South West Water, Sutton and East Surrey Water, Water privatisation
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Watch out Michael Gove! Croydon Labour are coming for you!
The ink on the formal declaration of her election as a councillor for Woodside was barely dry before the names of one favoured Labour member was popping up as a parliamentary candidate. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Jess Rich has … Continue reading
As Marx (Groucho rather than Karl) once said: ‘Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them… well, I have others!’
ANDREW FISHER looks at what the latest offering from Labour Party leader Keir Starmer might mean for Croydon First it was his “10 Pledges”. Then came “Five Missions”. Today Keir Starmer unveiled “Six First Steps”. Starmer may have eschewed Karl … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Croydon Council
Tagged 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, General Election, General Election 2024, Green New Deal, Keir Starmer, Labour, Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir Starmer, Six First Steps, Starmer's 10 Pledges, Thurrock Council, 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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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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‘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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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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