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New leader Ali is set to confront ‘shocking’ council finances
CROYDON IN CRISIS: After winning a Labour group selection battle by 22 votes to 19 over Alisa Flemming, Hamida Ali tells her supporters ‘the hardest graft ever is about to start’. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Hamida Ali has no … Continue reading
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Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Ian Parker, Knife crime, Mayor of London, Paul Scott, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Callton Young, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Labour, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘None of the above’: 47% reject puppet leadership candidates
WALTER CRONXITE on an expression of public opinion that should be a cause of grave concern for whoever becomes Croydon Labour’s new Town Hall leader tonight Nearly half of Inside Croydon readers in an online poll published yesterday preferred “None … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Paul Scott, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tony Newman
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Tories pick Perry as new leader in run-up to local elections
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports as the Town Hall’s opposition Conservatives stage their leadership reshuffle Jason Perry is Croydon’s Conservative opposition’s new leader, elected at a meeting of the borough’s Tory councillors last night. Croydon’s Tories have been enthusiastic … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Mario Creatura, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Tim Pollard
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jason Cummings, Jason Perry, Lynne Hale, Mario Creatura, Tim Pollard, Tory
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Creatura shows his contempt for public by backing Cummings
Dominic Cummings can rest easy. Coulsdon councillor Mario Creatura reckons he did no wrong. Creatura, who worked in Downing Street as Theresa Mayhem’s Twitter monitor, must now surely be ranked as only the second-worst government special adviser in the history … Continue reading
PM ‘insulted all British people’ over Cummings, says MP Jones
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the reaction of one of Croydon’s MPs to yesterday’s controversial covid-19 press briefing from Boris Johnson Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s press conference on Sunday evening, when he defended his senior adviser Dominic Cummings after … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Central, Dominic Cummings, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Negrini faces showdown meetings over finances next week
A consultant ‘parachuted in’ to salvage the council’s rocky finances will deliver a vital report next Tuesday, STEVEN DOWNES reports, as Croydon’s £1.5bn borrowings have been described by a local MP as ‘reckless’ and its financial position ‘unsustainable’ The dire … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, London Assembly, Patsy Cummings, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Simon Hall, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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£120m Brick by Brick scheme to get ‘virtual’ planning meeting
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how Croydon Council is using the pandemic lockdown to lock out the public from the planning process Council leader Tony Newman has ignored calls from residents’ groups, his own Labour councillors and a local MP … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon Council, East Croydon, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Muhammad Ali, Paul Scott, Planning, Toni Letts, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield Halls, Heather Cheesbrough, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Toni Letts
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Croydon MP Jones given new beat in Starmer’s opposition
Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, will continue as a shadow minister after all, as Sir Keir Starmer, the new leader of the Labour Party, included her in his junior appointments last night. But Jones is moved from housing … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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New Addington residents call for halt on Brick by Brick plans
One of the borough’s biggest – and fastest-growing – residents’ associations has accused the council of deliberately using the coronavirus emergency to help it push through controversial and unpopular development plans from its loss-making building firm, Brick by Brick. And … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fieldway, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington Residents' Association, Planning, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fieldway, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, NARA, New Addington, New Addington Residents' Association, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainsworth-Payne
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Labour MPs step in to help co-ordinate emergency volunteering
Croydon’s Labour MPs are working with council agency Croydon Voluntary Action to help recruit volunteers, collect donations for food banks and offer support to those that need it during the coronavirus emergency. With the sudden emergence of a wide range … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, CVA, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, coronavirus, Covid-19, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Voluntary Action, CVA, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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Newman feels pressure as Fairfield selection referred for review
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on how an internal party scandal is about to cause more discomfort for the Croydon council leader As council leader Tony Newman comes under increasing pressure over a range of policy failures, while the Democratically Elected … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David White, Fairfield, Joyce Reid, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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‘A time to prepare, not panic’ MP Jones says over coronavirus
Croydon, London and much of the country was going into a self-imposed lockdown today, as sports events, concerts and other public gatherings, large and small, were being postponed or called off to try to avoid the spread of coronavirus. In … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Minster, Croydon NHS Trust, Crystal Palace FC, Health, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Sport, St Helier Hospital
Tagged Boris Johnson, coronavirus, Croydon, Croydon Central, Mayday Hospital, Sarah Jones MP, St Helier Hospital
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Concrete-coated Brexit is a disaster for Croydon’s Westfield
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Britain’s exit from Europe has played a major part in the collapse of the town’s Westfield scheme, says SIMON SPRAGUE During the General Election campaign in December, I made the perhaps unwise decision to join Twitter. I set … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Allders, Business, Centrale, CPO, Croydon Central, Mario Creatura, Simon Sprague, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Hammerson, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mario Creatura, Simon Sprague, Tory, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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MP Jones calls for end to ‘permitted development’ conversions
Croydon Central MP Sarah Jones has called on the government to scrap “permitted development” rules which allow developers to convert offices into the “slums of the future” without the consent of local councils. Even though Croydon’s Labour-run council blocked further … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Housing, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Corbyn’s ex-aide Fisher: the leadership race is down to two
Until December, ANDREW FISHER (pictured left) was Jeremy Corbyn’s senior policy adviser. A member of Croydon Central Constituency Labour Party, over the weekend Fisher reflected on how he sees the outcome of his local members’ vote in the selection process … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon Central, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour
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Central’s Starmer-Rayner choice hints at shift from Corbyn
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the outcome of local Labour meetings and how their leadership nominations might reflect the direction of the party There’s more than a touch of EuroVision about it. “And the decision of the Croydon Central … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London Assembly, Patsy Cummings, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Angela Rayner MP, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, London, London Assembly, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE
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Newman stifles report which alleges conspiracy over selection
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on a leaked report over the rumbling row in Croydon Labour over a selection stitch-up that saw Tony Newman’s favoured candidate put forward for last November’s Fairfield council by-election A internal party report, leaked to … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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MP Jones suggests Croydon points the way for national policy
Sarah Jones, re-elected last month as the Labour MP for Croydon Central, says that her campaign in the General Election offers key lessons for her party as it picks up the pieces after a shattering defeat. Writing a lengthy article … Continue reading
