Tag Archives: Downing Street

MP Reed gets dragged into the scandal over Peter Mandelson

The Croydon MP and friend of Morgan McSweeney is ‘disingenuous’ in his claims over how his aide blocked debate about the controversial appointment of Ambassador to the United States. By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon Mostly, here at Inside Croydon, … Continue reading

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Reed’s loyal Streatham SPAD gets transferred into No10

Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on a Whitehall transfer which may have considerable significance Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can be bothered), who has been implicated in spying on his colleague councillors in Lambeth and … Continue reading

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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

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Reshuffle puts Streatham MP on the spot over council funding

Steve Reed will probably feel more at home at MHCLG, but is the former leader of Lambeth Council, who as an MP was a bystander over ‘slum-like’ conditions at Regina Road and the bankrupting of Croydon, up to the job … Continue reading

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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

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From #MerkyFC to murky No10, Open House opens their doors

Open House is back next month, with a range of events in and around Croydon and the rest of the capital city, to give the public a glimpse behind the front doors and net curtains of some of London’s most … Continue reading

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Twickenham councillor gets late call in Croydon selection race

It is hardly the most inspiring of openings for a prospective Tory parliamentary candidate. “I still remember the horror I felt when I realised I was a Conservative,” writes Luke Parker, the “16th man” in the Croydon South selection process. … Continue reading

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Near-death experience gave candidate taste for life in Croydon

Bill Clinton was nicknamed “the comeback kid”, yet even in the US President’s roller-coaster career, he can never lay claim to having been once at the levers of power, to try to return after breaking his neck and almost losing … Continue reading

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Former Blair adviser on Labour shortlist for Croydon North

A former Downing Street adviser to Tony Blair on race issues is among a five-strong shortlist announced this afternoon by the Labour Party as it seeks to choose a candidate for the Croydon North by-election. The shortlist is a model … Continue reading

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