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Labour MPs’ ‘tears’ won’t keep the elderly warm this winter

Posted on September 12, 2024 by insidecroydon

Why were Labour MPs threatened with losing the party whip, and what does it mean? ANDREW FISHER on how Croydon’s MPs voted over the removal of pensioners’ Winter Fuel Payment The decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for 9-out-of-10 … Continue reading →

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Croydon’s “Deep Throat”: Frank Field breaks his silence

Posted on January 22, 2014 by insidecroydon

Frank Field, the veteran campaigner on social policy, has broken a five-decade omerta over the identity of a government whistle-blower who helped shame a Labour government into honouring its election promise to introduce child benefit. Field’s admission this week explained … Continue reading →

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Gordon Brown and Tony Blair lead tributes to Malcolm Wicks

Posted on September 30, 2012 by insidecroydon

Tributes from all sections of politics, blue as well as red, continued to be made to Malcolm Wicks, Croydon North’s first Labour MP, who died on Saturday.

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