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Mounting complaints of suspected fraud in Labour’s selections
VOTING FRAUD SCANDAL: Two weeks since party officials cancelled a selection meeting at less than 48 hours’ notice, members have been kept in the dark over a promised ‘investigation’. By STEVEN DOWNES Two weeks since Labour announced an emergency suspension … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Olga Fitzroy
Tagged Croydon East, David Evans, Joel Bodmer, Johnson Situ, Labour, Michael Crick, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy
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Labour Party forced to halt second Croydon selection process
VOTING FRAUD SCANDAL: Plans for nominations of candidates and announcements ahead of next May’s London Assembly elections could be thrown into disarray as party officials step in again. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Officials at the Labour Party’s London regional HQ … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Croydon East, David Evans, London Assembly, Maddie Henson, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Anonyvoter, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, David Evans, Labour, Labour London Region, London, London Assembly, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
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Croydon East candidates react to Labour’s cancelled selection
VOTING FRAUD SCANDAL: Stunned candidates for parliamentary selection in a safe seat have reacted to the party’s cancellation of tomorrow’s key meeting. By STEVEN DOWNES The shortlisted candidates who were expecting to face Croydon East members in a final parliamentary … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon East
Tagged Anonyvoter, Croydon, Croydon East, David Evans, Joel Bodmer, Johnson Situ, Labour, Labour NEC, Michael Crick, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Vote fraud, Vote rigging
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Labour cancels Croydon selection after voting fraud claims
Party members were told this afternoon: ‘As a result of complaints… that require investigation, the selection process in Croydon East has been paused with immediate effect’. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has this afternoon been forced to … Continue reading
Newman Numpty Henson allowed to run for Assembly selection
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the deeply underwhelming line-up being presented belatedly for Labour members in Croydon and Sutton from which to choose their candidate in next May’s London elections The Blairite apparatchiks in charge of the Labour Party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Maddie Henson, Mayor of London, Merton, Neil Garratt, Sutton Council
Tagged Addiscombe, Addiscombe East, Anonyvoter, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), David Evans, Labour, London, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Martin Whelton, Merton, Sutton, Tory
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Bodger’s back! Reed’s chum being lined up for Croydon East
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the latest anti-democratic and secretive stitch-up going on behind-the-scenes in the local Labour Party “Welcome to Croydon East” says the less-than-charming email to members to announce the creation of a Constituency Labour Party, in … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon North, Croydon West and South Norwood, David Evans, Joel Bodmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Norbury, Tony Newman
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Hacker hacked? Labour councillor gets banned from Twitter
Social media platform takes action against Clive Fraser, one of the numptiest of Newman’s Numpties. By Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Croydon’s laziest councillor, Clive Fraser, has had his Twitter account suspended. But as is his custom, “Lazy” Fraser has … Continue reading
Dewey pleads guilty to possessing indecent images of children
Serious questions over safeguarding raised as Labour Party election candidate now faces sentencing The Labour Party’s former borough organiser for Croydon has admitted serious charges of possessing indecent images of children. Tom Dewey appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates Court yesterday, where … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Central, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Central, David Evans, Hackney, Labour, Phil Glanville, Sarah Jones MP, Tom Dewey, Tony Newman
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‘Grand National’-sized field in the running for Croydon East
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE on the short memories and absence of shame among Newman’s numpties seeking selection for ‘higher’ office Boris Johnson is not the only politician with no shame. One of the numptiest of Newman’s numpties, Manju Shahul-Hameed, continues … Continue reading
Posted in Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Amy Foster, Chrishni Reshekaron, Croydon Central, Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Olga Fitzroy, Patsy Cummings, Paul Scott, Sarah Jones MP, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stella Nabukeera, Tony Newman
Tagged #LabourFiles, Alisa Flemming, Amy Foster, Broad Green, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Johnson Situ, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour NEC, London Borough of Croydon, Maddie Henson, Manju Shahul Hameed, Marianna Masters, Natasha Irons, Olga Fitzroy, Patsy Cummings, Sherwan Chowdhury, Stella Nabukeera
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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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Labour attack ads score yet another embarrassing own goal
‘Smear campaign’ which started with ad backed by Croydon North’s MP has managed to draw even more attention to how his mates bankrupted the borough. By WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Labour’s controversial attack ads, which started with a racist dog … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Croydon South, David Evans, Mayor Jason Perry, Section 114 notice, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Alison Butler, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Morgan McSweeney, Rishi Sunak, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘The politics of the gutter’: attack ads that show Labour splits
Condemned inside and outside the party, the negative campaigning against the Tory Prime Minister looks to have been devised by figures closely linked to Croydon, writes ANDREW FISHER I have no time for Rishi Sunak, his Government or Conservative politics … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, Keir Starmer, Labour, Morgan McSweeney, Paedophiles, Rishi Sunak, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Company founded by Labour’s Evans under threat of strike off
While the quality of the management of the Labour Party by its General Secretary David Evans remains hotly disputed among those on the left, the public relations consultancy he established just more than 20 years ago, The Campaign Company, looks … Continue reading
Posted in David Evans
Tagged Aline Delawa, Aline Evans, Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Labour, Oliver Lewis, TCC, The Campaign Company, Tony Newman
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Grey man’s appointment places Gray with Croydon clique
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE delves into the shadowy south London connections that Sue Gray will encounter when she starts work as the Labour leader’s Chief of Staff The grey man of British politics, the terminally boring Keir Starmer, now has … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Hamida Ali, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Imogen Walker, Keir Starmer, Labour, Morgan McSweeney, Steve Reed OBE, The Campaign Company, Tony Newman
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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 North, New Addington South, 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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Three PMs and a Funeral: tumultuous months for Croydon
Being featured in a television documentary, standing up against Croydon Council in the High Court and getting a mention in despatches from Private Eye were among some of the highlights of the end of 2022 for Inside Croydon, as this … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon
Tagged #PennReport, #TheLabourFiles, Al Jazeera, Boris Johnson, Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, David Evans, Fairfield Halls, HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Jo Negrini, KamiKwasi Kwarteng, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liz Truss, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Mini-Budget, Penn Report, Queen Elizabeth II, Thick Lizzy Truss, Tory
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The Mayor with no mandate, the BxB homes with no residents
Jubilee street parties, wildfires in our parks and woodlands, further decline on the High Street, and a set of local elections that at Croydon Council they managed to take an agonising four days to deliver the full results. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Inside Croydon
Tagged 2022 Local Elections, 2022 Mayoral election, Brick by Brick, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, David Evans, Emma Gardiner, Fairfield Halls, HM Queen Elizabeth II, HM The Queen, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Ken Towl, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Paul Scott, Queen Elizabeth II, Tony Newman
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Croydon 2022 – a review of the year, Inside Croydon-style
Three Prime Ministers and a Funeral… 2022 was busy on the news front, even by recent standards. Here in deepest south London, the stories just kept coming, some part of a narrative thread which ran throughout the year – such … Continue reading
Brady early favourite as Labour right stitches up selection
Our south of the borough reporter, PEARL LEE, on moves to find a candidate who might challenge Chris Philp for his parliamentary seat The Labour Party this week announced it was taking applications from members who want to be considered … Continue reading
‘No records’ after council hired Starmer ally to advise leader
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mystery surrounds how a Labour figure with connections to David Evans was recruited to provide political advice when Hamida Ali took charge of Croydon Council – because no one kept any records. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Jo Negrini, Julian Ellerby, Katherine Kerswell, Sarah Hayward, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged #LabourFiles, #TheLabourFiles, Alison Butler, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Evans, Hamida Ali, Imogen Walker, Katherine Kerswell, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Files, Morgan McSweeney, Sandwell Council, Tony Newman
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#TheLabourFiles: Source of hacked data worked for Evans
Further links to the Labour Party’s General Secretary have been confirmed since Al Jazeera broadcast The Spying Game documentary. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Further investigations since Al Jazeera broadcast their documentary “The Spying Game” have discovered that the person who … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Clive Fraser, Crime, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Local media, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged #TheLabourFiles, Al Jazeera, Alison Butler, Andrew Pelling, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Evans, David White, ICO, Information Commissioners Office, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Files, Morgan McSweeney, Open Our Roads, Robert Canning, Ruth Bannister, Stephen Mann, The Labour Files, Tony Newman
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#TheLabourFiles: It’s long past time to clean-up the Party
Former Labour staffer ANDREW FISHER reflects on what Al Jazeera’s series The Labour Files revealed about his former employers and the party of which he has been a member for 26 years “Poly-ticks”, according to Rowan Atkinson’s Edmund Blackadder, is … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Clive Fraser, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, David White, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged #TheLabourFiles, Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, David Evans, David White, Forde Report, Jeremy Corbyn, Keir Starmer, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, The Labour Files
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