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Only one Croydon MP attended mosques’ emergency meetings
The day after 100,000 marched through the capital protesting against the ethnic cleansing conducted in Gaza, the borough’s Muslim communities staged public meetings to raise their concerns over the situation in the Middle East and rising levels of Islamophobia in … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Community associations, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Purley, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Federation of Mosques, Croydon North, Croydon South, Gaza, Genocide, Hamas, Israel, Labour, London, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Palestine, Purley Mosque, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, terrorism, Thornton Heath Mosque, Tory
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MP Jones given new brief to avoid her dealings with ‘Rimmer’
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the latest job switch for one of Croydon’s Labour MPs When it came, it had all the hallmarks of an after-thought. A dozen shadow cabinet appointments were announced just after 5pm yesterday, more than a … Continue reading
Tories U-turn as they look at re-opening borough’s rat runs
Long-standing road closures which have often provided welcome traffic calming measures for decades could be under threat in the latest move by an increasingly desperate Prime Minister, reports JEREMY CLACKSON, transport correspondent Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, is refusing to … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed MP, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Fairfield, Low Traffic Neighbourhood, LTNs, Rat runs, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Selhurst, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Waddon
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7% swing not enough in Uxbridge after Reed’s mixed messages
ANDREW FISHER on yesterday’s by-election results, and the key role played by a Croydon politician in Labour’s flawed campaign in an outer London seat Yesterday’s three parliamentary by-elections tell us that the Conservatives will lose the next General Election. But … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Andrew Fisher, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon North, Croydon South, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Uxbridge, Uxbridge and South Ruislip
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Thousands of Croydon mortgage-holders hit by ‘greedflation’
ANDREW FISHER on the ‘collective irrationality’ over interest rate increases which can only make an already bad economic situation much, much worse – with some residents in this borough facing mortgage increases of more than £5,000 per year In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fisher, Bank of England, Base rate, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, inflation, Interest rates, Mortgages, Tory
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Getting Johnson out: lying ex-PM exposes Sunak’s weakness
354-7: last night, Parliament had its say on the Privileges Committee’s damning report into Boris Johnson’s misconduct. ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, on how Croydon and Sutton’s MPs voted, and why the ex-PM is running scared of scrutiny In the House … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Dawn Butler, House of Commons, Privileges Committee, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Newman’s Numpties join race to become Croydon’s new MP
Even political editor WALTER CRONXITE’s ghast was flabbered when he heard how some of those at the heart of the council regime that bankrupted the borough are now shamelessly chasing after selection for a new parliamentary seat Last week’s announcement … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, Maddie Henson, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alisa Flemming, Children's Services, Chris Philp MP, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West and South Norwood, Labour, Maddie Henson, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Sangeeta Gobidaas, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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Ribeiro-Addy is shunted aside for Reed’s political ambitions
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the end of an era for Labour voters in Croydon North and Croydon Central, as David Evans and his party’s NEC hand-picks parliamentary candidates in south London Croydon’s Labour MPs last night announced that they … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Alisa Flemming, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West, David Evans, Lambeth Council, Manju Shahul Hameed, Norbury, Olga Fitzroy, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon West and South Norwood, David Evans, Keir Starmer, Keith Starmer, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury
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Planners’ unconditional love for developers is unchanged
One of the arguments put forward for a change to a directly elected mayor was that they would be able to end the questionable practices of the council planning department. But as STEVE WHITESIDE explains, strategic ignorance and intellectual dishonesty … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Heather Cheesbrough, Housing, Lynne Hale, Pete Smith, Planning, Sanderstead
Tagged Arkwright Road, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Planning, Planning Committee, Planning enforcement, Sanderstead, South Croydon, Steve Whiteside, Tory
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MPs in cross-Croydon consensus over Coronation arrests
The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights has said that Britain’s new Public Order Act is ‘incompatible with the right to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association’. But that’s not a problem for at least two of the borough’s … Continue reading
Chinese police station on High Street leaves MP Philp spooked
Two Croydon MPs clashed in the House of Commons yesterday, as the Tory Government faced criticism from security services and its own backbenches over its failure to act against infiltration by the Chinese state. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged All Eat, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon High Street, Croydon South, Iain Duncan Smith, John Crace, Labour, MI5, Ruiyou Lin, Sarah Jones MP, Theresa May, Tory
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Politicians struggle to be heard over iftar’s soup slurping
KEN TOWL broke a Ramadan fast with two out of Croydon’s three MPs and two Mayors (one all togged up). He just couldn’t really hear much of what they had to say The acoustics aren’t great in the Braithwaite Hall, … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Braithwaite Hall, Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Faiths Together In Croydon, Ken Towl, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Alisa Flemming, Braithwaite Hall, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Iftar, Ken Towl, Labour, Mayor Jason Perry, Ramadan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Tories’ election ‘targets’ include new Croydon East seat
Labour’s Sarah Jones, a Croydon MP since 2017, might have a tough battle on her hands come the General Election, after her constituency was seen on a no-longer-secret list of Conservative Party target seats. It was a day of comings-and-goings … Continue reading
Philp is caught on loitering while failing to uphold the law
The Tory Government’s latest ‘hard line’ policy on laughing gas is no laughing matter, as far as ANDREW FISHER is concerned, as he outlines how Labour’s ban on Jeremy Corbyn could cost another MP their seat in Croydon These past … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon parks, Croydon South, Knife crime, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon South, Jeremy Corbyn, knife crime, Labour, Laughing gas, Nitrous Oxide, Sarah Jones MP, Tory, youth knife crime, Zaian Aimable-Lina
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Ranulph Fiennes: Get your MP to vote for trophy hunting Bill
In a first for Inside Croydon, Sir RANULPH FIENNES, Britain’s best-known explorer, has written to this website to call on our readers to lobby all Croydon’s MPs to support a private Member’s Bill due to go before Parliament this month … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Environment, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Wildlife
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Henry Smith MP, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Steve Reed OBE, Trophy hunting Bill
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‘Save Our Services’ call as unions join Council Tax protest
The Croydon Trades Council has joined the campaign to stop Mayor Jason Perry’s 15per cent Council Tax hike, and is encouraging council workers and members of all trades unions in the borough to attend tomorrow night’s protest outside the Town … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Croydon TUC, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, ASLEF, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Trades Council, Croydon TUC, CWU, FBU, GMB, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Rachael Baylis, Sarah Jones MP, Tory, Unison, Unite the Union
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Council Tax hike petition’s strongest support in Croydon South
More people in Croydon South have signed the Parliamentary petition opposing Mayor Jason Perry’s 15per cent Council Tax hike than any other constituency in the borough. That’s according to official figures on the parliament.uk website. By noon today the petition, … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Mayor Jason Perry
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Parliamentary petition, Tory, Town Hall petition
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Tory ministers must act on public safety over firefighters’ pay
Now the Fire Brigades Union are planning their first national strike action in 20 years, it puts Croydon Tory MP Chris Philp at the centre of the dispute. By ANDREW FISHER The worst cost-of-living crisis in decades is bringing an … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Fiona Twycross, London Fire Brigade, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon South, FBU, Fiona Twycross, Fire Brigades Union, Labour, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Sarah Jones MP, Suella Braverman, Tory
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The ‘Croydon Factor’ could yet damage Labour MPs’ prospects
CROYDON IN CRISIS: With the party flying high in the polls nationally, Labour’s London region staged a conference over the weekend where the mood was bullish as the implosion of the Tory government and its tax dodgers continues. But for … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Mayor Jason Perry, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Jamie Audsley, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Val Shawcross, Waddon
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Philp back in the spotlight to ‘defend’ Zahawi’s £27m tax issue
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on Croydon’s very own comeback kid, wheeled out for the media round once more Three months on the naughty step. Almost long enough to get a bad case of piles. But then Westminster always does have … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Croydon, Croydon South, John Crace, KamiKwasi Kwarteng, Liz Truss, Nadhim Zahawi, Rishi Sunak, The Guardian
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Voters looking for third parties’ assurance over reds and blues
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Opinion polls suggest that the Tories should have no chance of electoral success in this borough. But as WALTER CRONXITE outlines in this second part of a special report, ‘the Croydon effect’ of the Newman years has … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Taylor, Claire Bonham, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon North, Croydon South, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Esther Sutton, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Val Shawcross
Tagged Claire Bonham, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, Esther Sutton, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Labour’s ‘toxic legacy’ in Croydon proving hard to shake off
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Around the country, the Tories are in retreat thanks to the failings of their three Prime Ministers. But not in Croydon, where they face a neutered opposition, as political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports In London and in … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, 2024 General Election, Alison Butler, Chris Clark, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Lynne Hale, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, New Addington, New Addington North, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Waddon
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Chrishni Reshekaron, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Evans, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mayor Jason Perry, Mike Bonello, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale, South Croydon, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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Croydon MP refutes Sky’s false claims over financial interests
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on how millionaire businessman Chris Philp has complained to broadcaster over its misreporting of his declarations to Parliament UPDATED Jan 10: Chris Philp, the Conservative MP for Croydon South, has rejected claims by broadcaster Sky News … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon South
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Sky News, Tortoise Media, Tory
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