Tag Archives: General Election 2024

Tories ignore bully allegations over ‘wicked’ Bromley councillor

A former aide to a Conservative MP has filed a complaint to his own party over serious allegations of a three-year bullying campaign conducted against him by a Westminster colleague who is compared to a psychopath and described as “a … Continue reading

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Council settles legal challenge by blind man over postal voting

A Croydon resident who is registered blind has won a legal challenge brought against the council, which claimed that it had failed to make reasonable adjustments to make postal voting more accessible for him and other people with visual impairments. … Continue reading

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Rape-shamer Slator gets elected to Tories’ top job in Bromley

They are a forgiving lot in the Conservative Party under Kemi BadEnoch. The Tories have not only taken a “scumbag rape apologist” back into the party fold, they’ve even restored him to a senior position in the Bromley and Biggin … Continue reading

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Davis quits Enfield top job to become Lambeth chief exec

The council chief executive merry-go-round sees a £220,000 boss move from north London and a £30m budget shortfall, to take the reins at Brixton Town Hall, where the budget gap is £50m Lambeth Council has appointed a new chief executive, … Continue reading

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How some of Croydon’s election results just don’t add up

CROYDON COMMENTARY: After his second election campaign in five months, PETER UNDERWOOD, who stood for the Green Party in Croydon East, reflects on how the number of votes cast ought to be a warning to the two larger parties We … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood, Scott Ainslie, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Reform hand LibDems complete control across Sutton borough

The story of election night was how Reform UK denied Conservatives seat wins across the country, even with absentee candidates, including in Sutton and Cheam. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK reports The final Survation prediction for the Sutton and Cheam constituency was rubbish. … Continue reading

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Tory leadership bid? Victoria Derbyshire won’t believe her luck

No sooner had human punchbag ‘Congo’ Chris Philp managed to cling on to his Croydon South seat, the Evening Standard was bigging him up as a Conservative leadership contender. Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports The Evening Standard, a doomed city … Continue reading

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Here’s a mandate. Take nothing for granted. We’ve had enough

ELECTION ROUND-UP by STEVEN DOWNES The morning after the night before, the symbolism was redolent everywhere you looked. Even the British summer weather had a say. As Rishi Sunak arrived at Buckingham Palace to see the King and resign as … Continue reading

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#GeneralElection2024: final results for Croydon constituencies

Following our full and detailed live coverage of election night, here are the full, formal results from the General Election for Croydon’s seats.

Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Lambeth Council, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

#GeneralElection2024: final results for Sutton constituencies

Following our full and detailed live coverage of election night, here are the full, formal results from the General Election for Sutton’s two seats – Carshalton and Wallington and Sutton and Cheam.

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#GeneralElection2024: Through-the-night results coverage

#GE2024: HERE WE GO Welcome to Inside Croydon’s unmatched coverage of the 2024 General Election results night for south London. Working with our colleagues at GreenwichWire, we have reporters and citizen journalists at the counts in Croydon (natch), Sutton, Brixton … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Bexley, Bromley Council, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elliot Colburn, Lambeth Council, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons, Outside Croydon, Peter Underwood, Reigate and Banstead Council, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Can you vote for politicians who won’t answer your questions?

CROYDON ELECTION QUESTIONS For this General Election, Inside Croydon offered a platform to candidates from across the political spectrum, from across the borough’s four constituencies. Much the same questions, their answers to be published at length. But some of the … Continue reading

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LibDem candidate cutting a sorry figure on the eve of election

The LibDem candidate in Sutton and Cheam has engaged in a hurried torrent of apologies to political opponents and the public that he – and his father – have abused. By our Sutton news reporter, ROSE HILL There are strange … Continue reading

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Desperate times, desperate measures: PM Sunak visits Purley

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: They thought it was some kind of secret liaison at their local HQ in Purley. But WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports on the last roll of the dice by Croydon’s Tory MP Photos: GEORGE BURDICK and HUNTER SQUIRES … Continue reading

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Votes at 16 is a vote-winner say teenagers not allowed to vote

In the biggest potential change to the way we vote in Britain for more than 50 years, the Labour Party is proposing to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 if they form the government after tomorrow’s General Election. … Continue reading

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It’s not about my personal power or glory. It’s about principles

CROYDON ELECTION QUESTIONS For this General Election, Inside Croydon has been offering a platform to candidates from across the political spectrum, from across the borough’s four constituencies. Much the same questions, their answers published at length. Here, we speak with … Continue reading

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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

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Council official: 50% of postal votes have not been returned

EXCLUSIVE: Croydon election officials worry that thousands of voters won’t be able to use their postal ballots before the July 4 deadline because of issues with Royal Mail. By STEVEN DOWNES Senior council officials in charge of overseeing this week’s … Continue reading

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LibDem Taylor rattled as questions of religion won’t go away

Hustings? What hustings? Across the two constituencies in Sutton, there has been only one public meeting organised ahead of Thursday’s General Election, in the hotly-contested Sutton and Cheam constituency, where it all kicked off when someone posed a question of … Continue reading

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‘All I see is a divided country, with more racism and more upset’

First-time voter CAITLIN CLIFFORD speaks to other General Election first-time voters about whether they will vote next Thursday, and about what issues really matter to them, discovering  just how unpopular the son of a tool-maker is with sixth-formers  After weeks … Continue reading

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The fundamental dishonesty around this dog-whistle election

With Labour seeming certain to form the next government, with one week to go before the General Election, our columnist ANDREW FISHER argues that political engagement after July 4 is going to be even more important If this was a … Continue reading

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This is Tory Britain in 2024: ‘Sometimes you’ve got to be cruel’

ELECTION SKETCH: Beyond a Boundary is not only an excellent cricket book, but is what KEN TOWL did last night, going beyond Croydon, and beyond London, to see whether Labour’s candidate in Reigate really does have a sporting chance on … Continue reading

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Crisis in Lambeth as CEO’s arrest follows latest £50m bail-out

The neighbouring borough’s financial problems continue to mount, as amid reports of rows with the Labour-run council’s leader, the most senior employee at Brixton Town Hall has had his collar felt for drugs, booze and driving offences Brixton Town Hall … Continue reading

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I’d like to see if I can save my deposit. We’ll see what happens

CROYDON ELECTION QUESTIONS For this General Election, Inside Croydon has been offering a platform to candidates from across the political spectrum, from across the borough’s four constituencies. Much the same questions, their answers published at length. Here, we speak with … Continue reading

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Latest podcast on town centre, Rivers Week and the election

Our latest episode of The Croydon Insider, the news podcast exclusively for paid subscribers to Inside Croydon is now available to download from Patreon or Spotify. Our guests this episode are Oumesh Sauba and Paul Ainscough. Oumesh uses the programme … Continue reading

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