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Big Bother in Sutton, as no-confidence vote in Evans is blocked
The struggle between grassroots members and the leadership of the Labour Party nationally reached an Orwellian low in south London this week, when a local branch meeting was allowed to debate no-confidence in leader Sir Keir Starmer, but was blocked … Continue reading
Croydon councillor leads call for incinerator fire investigation
BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports on the fall-out from yesterday’s fire at the site of the Viridor incinerator on Beddington Lane Stuart Collins, Croydon Council’s deputy leader, has called for an urgent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire at the Beddington … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charlie Mansell, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Merton, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane, Beddington Lane incinerator, Charlie Mansell, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Viridor
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Labour official wants new scrutiny body to oversee incinerator
A leading official in Sutton Labour has called on his party colleagues in Croydon and Merton to establish urgently a scrutiny body to keep the South London Waste Partnership in check, in order to better monitor the emissions from the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charlie Mansell, Croydon Council, Environment, Kingston, Merton, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Sutton Council, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Charlie Mansell, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Stuart Collins, Tory, Veolia, Viridor
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Blind election candidate challenges government over equalities
A local election candidate has this week started Judicial Review proceedings on the Home Secretary regarding the Government’s failure to support disabled candidates. Emily Brothers is blind and hearing impaired, but in 2015 she stood as the Labour candidate in … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Charlie Mansell, Emily Brothers, Sutton Council
Tagged Charlie Mansell, Emily Brothers
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Labour look to sack Veolia and build council homes in Sutton
Labour in Sutton tonight published its manifesto ahead of the local elections on May 3, including a promise to hold a public inquiry in what has become notorious as #SuttonBinShame, with the transfer of waste collection and street-cleaning services to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Charlie Mansell, Emily Brothers, Environment, Paul Scully MP, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Bonnie Craven, Charlie Mansell, Emily Brothers, Labour, SLWP, South London Waste Partnership, Sutton Council, Veolia, Viridor
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Dombey and chums forced to climbdown over gerrymandering
Sutton’s LibDems have been caught out over attempts to hijack publicly funded council business for the benefit of their own party’s election prospects, as BELLE MONT reports Inside Croydon’s revelations this week that Sutton’s ruling Liberal Democrats were trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Charlie Mansell, Jessica Crowe, Niall Bolger, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged Andy Cook, Charlie Mansell, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Ruth Dombey, Tim Crowley, Tory
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LibDems face new accusations of campaigning on the rates
Sutton reporter BELLE MONT says that council leader Ruth Dombey is in for some fierce questioning tonight as she is accused again of gerrymandering With local elections now less than 12 weeks away, the LibDems in Sutton appear to be … Continue reading
Sutton LibDems facing serious challenge for council control
BELLE MONT reports from Sutton, where the local Labour party is sounding confident of establishing a foothold on the Liberal Democrat-dominated council After 28 years of effectively a one-party state dominating their local council, Labour thinks it has a chance … Continue reading
