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Minister Reed received hacked files from Labour candidate
While Steve Reed undertakes a witch-hunt against Green election candidates, his own party has selected someone who admitted distributing 77MB of illegally hacked data – including passing the stolen material to Reed himself. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES One of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Crime, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Southwark Council
Tagged Brixton, Clive Fraser, Croydon East, Croydon East CLP, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, Dulwich Wood, Joel Bodmer, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Ruth Bannister, Southwark, Southwark Council, Southwark Labour, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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Cabinet Office to ‘look at the facts’ of Reed’s Labour Together
Journalist who wrote The Fraud calls for any investigation to be conducted completely independently of the government or Labour Party Six months after journalist Paul Holden revealed that he had been followed by private investigators, today the Cabinet Office said … Continue reading
Posted in Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Cabinet Office, Croydon, Croydon North, Jeffrey Epstein, Josh Simons MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Morgan McSweeney, Paul Holden, Peter Mandelson, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sunday Times, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy
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MP Reed spent Christmas tweeting link to Inside Croydon
Housing minister’s attack against the Green Party leader may have back-fired, as the cabinet member flagged up reports linking him to the unlawful hacking of this website. By STEVEN DOWNES The illegal hacking of this website in 2021 has been … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Greens, Inside Croydon, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Green Party, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Holden, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Zack Polanski
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We have been betrayed by broken promises, deceit and scandal
EXCLUSIVE: One of the first journalists to be given access to the book which has been sending shockwaves along Downing Street and making headlines on Fleet Street, Inside Croydon columnist ANDREW FISHER reviews The Fraud Lots of books are written … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Paul Scott, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Fisher, Brick by Brick, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Downing Street, Jo Negrini, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth council, Morgan McSweeney, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, No10, No10 Downing Street, Paul Holden, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Tony Newman
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iC subscribers get 20% off book that’s rocked Downing Street
Inside Croydon’s paying subscribers qualify for a massive 20% discount on a new book which has sent shockwaves through Downing Street and Westminster. The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy has already seen at least … Continue reading
Council slammed for ‘neglect’ and ‘disregard’ on social housing
Labour-controlled Lambeth is in trouble yet again over housing standards in the borough, with the council criticised in an independent report that, according to opposition councillors, “shows a pattern of neglect, incompetence and a complete disregard for the wellbeing of… … Continue reading
Labour polling shows MP Reed more unpopular than Starmer
A survey published this week shows that the Streatham and Croydon North MP is one of the least popular figures in the government – and that’s among his own party’s supporters. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Bad news for Steve … Continue reading
Croydon’s ‘townie’ MP Reed shouted down by angry farmers
Steve Reed OBE, the “townie” environment minister, was exposed as being out of his depth once again when he tried to give a speech to the annual conference of the National Farmers’ Union held in Westminster yesterday. The Labour MP … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Inheritance Tax, James Dyson, Jeremy Clarkson, Labour, National Farmers' Union, NFU, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water, Water pollution
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MP Reed claims those who left borough broke ‘have now gone’
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, checks the ‘facts’ where other local news outlets dare not look Steve Reed OBE, the MP who was Labour’s front bench spokesperson on local government at the time that the council for the area he is … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Callton Young, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Environment, Fairfield Halls, Lambeth Council, Manju Shahul Hameed, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, Report in the Public Interest, RIPI II: Fairfield Halls, Sean Fitzsimons, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart Collins, Stuart King, The Penn Report, Tony Newman
Tagged Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Clive Fraser, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon Park Hotel, David Evans, Fairfield Halls, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Sean Fitzsimons, Simon Hall, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman
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Planning councillor failed to declare his new job for 8 months
EXCLUSIVE: Addiscombe West councillor Clive Fraser has been caught breaking the rules yet again. By KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter Clive Fraser, one of Croydon’s most experienced councillors and the deputy chair of the council’s planning committee, went almost nine … Continue reading
‘Turnip’ Steve Reed becomes the target for farmers’ tax protest
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on a new unwitting subject for a sharp parliamentary pen The last time a national newspaper dismissed a public figure as a “turnip”, Graham Taylor’s days as England football manager were numbered. Yesterday, it was Steve … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon North, Croydon South, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon South, Farmers' protest, Inheritance Tax, John Crace, National Farmers' Union, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Guardian
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Minister Reed attended unminuted meetings with water bosses
Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, reports on how the tide of support for one local MP in government is going out very quickly Steve Reed, the Croydon MP promoted to environment secretary in Keir Starmer’s government, is rapidly finding himself … Continue reading
McSweeney’s new No10 job puts ‘Croydon Clique’ in charge
The sacking, or ‘resignation’ of Sue Gray, in the latest Downing Street coup was entirely predictable if you had already read a new book about Labour’s election victory, writes STEVEN DOWNES Anyone who has read Taken As Red, Anushka Asthana’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Alison Butler, Anushka Asthana, Brick by Brick, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Downing Street, Imogen Walker, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth council, Morgan McSweeney, No10, No10 Downing Street, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sue Gray, Tony Newman
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Suited and booted: Norbury Alli’s donations and No10 access
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, profiles the former Stanley Tech pupil who has risen to become a millionaire media mogul and the Labour Party’s biggest donor The clue is in his Lordship’s title. But the “Free Gear Keir” cronyism storm was … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Harris Academy South Norwood, Norbury, Schools, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Angela Rayner, Bob Geldof, Charlie Parsons, Croydon, Croydon North, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Keir Starmer, Lord Alli, Lord Waheed Alli, Norbury, Norwood Grove, Planet 24, Rachel Reeves, Siobhain McDonagh MP, South Norwood, Stanley Tech, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sue Gray, Tony Bliar, Waheed Alli
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People power! Reed’s ‘sinister’ complaint is dropped by police
EXCLUSIVE: Zionist-supporting Labour front-bencher claimed he feared for his life when a small group of grannies and mums staged a protest calling for an end of the killing in Gaza. By STEVEN DOWNES Two pensioners from Croydon who were called … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, David White, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2024 General Election, Croydon, Croydon North, David White, Gaza, General Election, General Election 2024, Israel, London, Marian Carty, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Zionist
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Now south London’s water supply is tested for sickness bug
Croydon MP Steve Reed has today hit out at the monopoly water companies after reports of sickness among people in south London which has prompted Thames Water to test its supplies for possible contamination. People in Beckenham and Sydenham have … Continue reading
Before you next vote, you must read this from The New Yorker
By STEVEN DOWNES If you live in an old country, it can be easy to succumb to a narrative of decline. The state withers. The charlatans take over. You give up on progress, to some extent, and simply pray that … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Inside Croydon
Tagged Alice Munro, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, James Thurber, JD Salinger, John Updike, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Margaret Thatcher, Philip Roth, Rishi Sunak, Roald Dahl, Sam Knight, Stephen King, The New Yorker, Tory, Truman Capote
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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
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
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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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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