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ULEZ has seen reduction in some pollutants of up to 20%
The expansion of ULEZ to Croydon and the rest of outer London has had a “positive impact” on air quality and reduced harmful emissions, according to a report from City Hall. Some emissions levels in outer London are reckoned to … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Russell, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Chris Philp MP, City Hall, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon say no to ULEZ expansion, Croydon South, Labour, London, London Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Tory, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
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Croydon’s MPs vote to keep the Tories’ two-child benefit cap
For some new MPs, last night was the first time they got to vote in the House of Commons. Croydon’s Labour MPs voted to support Tory policies that condemn more than 3,000 households in the borough to remain in poverty. … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Tory, Two-child benefit camp
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Perry parked parking changes to boost his Tory mate Philp
Volunteers in the borough’s hard-pressed residents’ associations were given less than six hours’ notice of the switch-off of Croydon’s parking meters. By JEREMY CLACKSON, motoring correspondent In the latest controversial move by Jason Perry, the borough’s Conservative Mayor, Croydon Council … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jayne Rusbatch, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jayne Rusbatch, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parking, RingGo, Tory
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Purley councillors in whip-round to save the police a bus ride
When a cluster of residents’ associations lodged concerns and reservations recently about proposals for the massive Purley old people’s housing development – with a public swimming pool attached – there was just one area which opted out of this lobby … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Crime, Croydon South, Policing, Purley, Purley and Woodcote RA, Samir Dwesar, Simon Brew
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, James Hillam, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Purley, Purley and Woodcote, Purley and Woodcote RA, Purley and Woodcote Residents Association, Samir Dwesar, Simon Brew
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College chief: ‘We have a drugs gang outside our front door’
Croydon College has a drugs gang operating outside its front door at East Croydon, looking to sell Class A drugs to students, some as young as 16, as they go to and from their daily studies. That’s according to the … Continue reading
After ‘The Croydon Effect’ comes Labour’s ‘The Thin Mandate’
So what’s next? How does last Thursday’s voting at the General Election pan out for Croydon’s part-time Mayor? WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, crunches some figures Croydon’s residents may well be relieved, delighted even, that apart from the possible, occasional local … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2026 council elections, Ben Taylor, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Keir Starmer, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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How some of Croydon’s election results just don’t add up
CROYDON COMMENTARY: After his second election campaign in five months, PETER UNDERWOOD, who stood for the Green Party in Croydon East, reflects on how the number of votes cast ought to be a warning to the two larger parties We … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood, Scott Ainslie, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Peter Underwood, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Tory leadership bid? Victoria Derbyshire won’t believe her luck
No sooner had human punchbag ‘Congo’ Chris Philp managed to cling on to his Croydon South seat, the Evening Standard was bigging him up as a Conservative leadership contender. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports The Evening Standard, a doomed city … Continue reading
#GeneralElection2024: final results for Croydon constituencies
Following our full and detailed live coverage of election night, here are the full, formal results from the General Election for Croydon’s seats.
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Lambeth Council, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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#GeneralElection2024: final results for Sutton constituencies
Following our full and detailed live coverage of election night, here are the full, formal results from the General Election for Sutton’s two seats – Carshalton and Wallington and Sutton and Cheam.
Posted in 2024 General Election, Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Elliot Colburn, Luke Taylor MP, Outside Croydon, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged 2024 General Election, Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Elliot Colburn, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Luke Taylor, Rishi Sunak, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Drummond, Tory
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#GeneralElection2024: Through-the-night results coverage
#GE2024: HERE WE GO Welcome to Inside Croydon’s unmatched coverage of the 2024 General Election results night for south London. Working with our colleagues at GreenwichWire, we have reporters and citizen journalists at the counts in Croydon (natch), Sutton, Brixton … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Bexley, Bromley Council, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elliot Colburn, Lambeth Council, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons, Outside Croydon, Peter Underwood, Reigate and Banstead Council, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council
Tagged 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Katherine Kerswell, Keir Starmer, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Tory
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Can you vote for politicians who won’t answer your questions?
CROYDON ELECTION QUESTIONS For this General Election, Inside Croydon offered a platform to candidates from across the political spectrum, from across the borough’s four constituencies. Much the same questions, their answers to be published at length. But some of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon South, Croydon West, Rick Howard, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Brexit, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Croydon West, Gaza, General Election, General Election 2024, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Desperate times, desperate measures: PM Sunak visits Purley
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: They thought it was some kind of secret liaison at their local HQ in Purley. But WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports on the last roll of the dice by Croydon’s Tory MP Photos: GEORGE BURDICK and HUNTER SQUIRES … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Purley, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Alison Butler, BBC Newsnight, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon South, General Election, General Election 2024, John Crace, Labour, Paul Scott, Prime Minister, Purley, Rishi Sunak, Sanderstead, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon, Steve Reed OBE, The Guardian, Tony Newman, Tory, Victoria Derbyshire
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CronxWatch returns asking: ‘Where are Croydon’s police?’
CronxWatch is back with its latest YouTube report, this time on the trail of Croydon’s low-profile police force. It’s another recommended, excellent video report – although we would say that, since much of it is based on previous news coverage … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Business, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Inside Croydon, Local media, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Rowenna Davis, Waddon
Tagged Burglaries, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Crime, CronxWatch, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Weir, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Raggio di Sole, Rowenna Davis, Superintendent Mitch Carr, Waddon
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Latest poll predicts the implausible with Philp doing Houdini act
Labour candidates have been briefed to say nothing or to claim ‘Nuffink to do wiv me, Guv’ is their best way of dodging questions about their party’s bankrupting the borough, as the campaign crawls its way towards its final week. … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Bobby Dean, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Ellie Reeves MP, Elliot Colburn, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Brick by Brick, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elliot Colburn, General Election, General Election 2024, Iain Dale, Jason Cummings, Labour, Lambeth, Liberal Democrats, Natasha Irons, Nigel Farage, Paul Scully, Peter Underwood, Reform UK, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Holman, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton, Sutton and Cheam, Tony Newman, YouGov
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Philp’s Hampstead address exposed by wife’s business dispute
Two weeks to election day, and a long-running business dispute involving his wife has put more pressure on ‘local’ Tory seeking re-election in Croydon South. By STEVEN DOWNES On the day that another poll predicted he would lose the Croydon … Continue reading
Voters being taken for granted as ‘battleground’ moves south
As postal voters start to receive their ballot papers ahead of the General Election on July 4, others in parts of Croydon are beginning to feel that their votes are being taken for granted by Tories and Labour, as our … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jason Cummings, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Animal Farm, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, George Orwell, Jason Cummings, Natasha Irons, Orwellian, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman
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Coulsdon flats deal was rushed through as massive tax dodge
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Professional financial analyst RICHARD HOWARD, pictured left, has been concerned for some time about the multi-million-pound sale-and-leaseback arrangement that the council has carved out with an Essex property firm for Red Clover Gardens in Coulsdon. Here, he goes … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Housing, Jason Cummings, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Rick Howard
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jason Cummings, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mears, Red Clover Gardens, Regen Capital, Richard Howard, Tory
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Community groups demand dismissal of convicted Met officer
After the Borough Commander says he will continue to use convicted constable Perry Lathwood on the streets of Croydon, more than a dozen local groups have written to the Met Commissioner and policing minister Chris Philp highlighting the officer’s questionable … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Casey Review, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chris Philp MP, Holmesdale Fanatics, Jocelyn Agyemang, London, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, McPherson Report, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, PC Perry Lathwood, Sir Mark Rowley, Stephen Lawrence
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Perry’s ‘sale’ of Coulsdon flats will cost Croydon £60million!
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The borough’s Tory Mayor is accused of ‘doing a Tony Newman’ over a multi-million-pound property deal, one which will cost future generations tens of millions. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Meet the new boss. Same as the old … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Housing, Jane West, Jason Cummings, Mayor Jason Perry, Mears, Property, Rick Howard, Susmita Sen
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Affordable Homes, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Lion Green Road car park, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mears, Red Clover Gardens, Regen Capital, Richard Howard, Tony Newman, Tory
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Council’s proxy election email manages to get its dates wrong
It is just the first working day since the candidates’ list for the Croydon constituencies was published, and Croydon Council has been forced to issue its first public apology for its latest cock-up. In charge of managing the elections in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Katherine Kerswell, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Chris Hilp, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Electoral Services, Emails, General Election, General Election 2024, Katherine Kerswell, proxy votes, Streatham and Croydon North
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Only 1-in-5 burglaries solved on policing minister Philp’s patch
Official figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that the Metropolitan Police is solving just 1-in-5 burglary cases in Croydon – where Chris Philp, the Tory policing minister, is seeking re-election as an MP. The figures show that … Continue reading
Philp fighting for survival as Tories face capital punishment
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the stark news contained within the latest, most extensive piece of opinion polling, one month before election day With General Election day exactly one calendar month away, the latest and most extension polling done yet … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elliot Colburn, London-wide issues, Marley King, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged 2024 General Election, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election, General Election 2024, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Tony Newman, Tory, YouGov
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Brick by Brick’s final flats put up for rent at £2,400 per month
In Coulsdon, 157 flats have been standing empty for almost two years, in the middle of a housing crisis. But now, with the council silent on the multi-million sale of the properties, some are being made available for eye-watering rents. … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Business, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, BxB, Chris Philp MP, Colm Lacey, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jason Cummings, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mary Duggan, Mears Group Plc, Notting Hill Genesis, Paul Scott, Red Clover Gardens, Regen Capital, Tony Newman, Tory
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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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