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Tag Archives: Gerry Meredith-Smith
After defeat, pressure mounts on ‘lame duck’ council leader
CROYDON IN CRISIS: ‘We mocked the electorate by putting burning £20 notes on our election material’. What now for Croydon Labour, after a nasty and petty waste of around £20,000 in party funds on a referendum campaign they could never … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, Andrew Pelling, Croydon North, Hamida Ali, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon, Croydon Council, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Gerry Meredith-Smith, Hamida Ali, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Waddon
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Labour official seeks to stop DEMOC using campaign leaflets
As Croydon Tories begin the process to select their candidate to stand for the borough’s first directly-elected mayor next May, KEN LEE, our Town Hall correspondent, reports on the local Labour Party’s latest effort to stifle debate While Croydon’s Conservatives … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Hamida Ali, Jamie Audsley, Stuart King, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Gerry Meredith-Smith, Labour, Lynda Graham, Mayoral referendum, Stella Nabukeera, Tory
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High Court ruling casts doubt on Town Hall block of mayor vote
The legal advice used by Tony Newman last month to block a 20,000-signature public petition could be flawed – according to a High Court judge. Last month Newman, while still the leader of the Labour-controlled council, rejected a mass call … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, 2021 Mayor Referendum, Croydon Council, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Gerry Meredith-Smith, Jacqueline Harris-Baker, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Newham, Tony Newman
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21,000 residents petition for elected mayor referendum
A costly legal battle is expected, as council leader looks to block the democratic will of the people. STEVEN DOWNES reports After 18 months of meetings and door-knocking, a campaign group led by seven residents’ associations has today handed in … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, 2021 Mayor Referendum, Addington Residents' Association, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Tony Newman
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Gerry Meredith-Smith, Joanne Milligan, Labour, Tony Newman, Tory
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Newman is ‘running scared’ from ballot for borough mayor
With a referendum for a democratically-elected mayor now inevitable, Croydon’s council leader is behaving increasingly like a small-town Donald Trump. Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports In a remarkable piece of transatlantic coincidence, just as the President of the United … Continue reading
