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Philp gets a Tory top job to provide a never-ending punchline

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on a Parliamentary appointment that has had Westminster watchers rolling around in laughter Chris Philp, the Croydon South Conservative MP notorious as “the nose in search of a bum”, has finally landed a prize for … Continue reading

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Who next for the ‘Curse of Creatura’ as Tories pick new leader?

These are troubled, perplexing and confusing times for Croydon’s Conservatives. After all: what a choice! Who to pick? For Coulsdon councillor Mario Creatura, the gobby factotum to Gavin Barwell, later No10’s head of tweets, and now a wannabe MP who … Continue reading

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Perry presides over late-running, unapologetic leaders meet

While Labour members were drooling/raging (delete to taste) over their rapidly discredited leadership’s performances at their annual conference in Liverpool this week, Croydon’s Conservatives were gathering to hear from their wannabe new leader. And it is fair to say that … Continue reading

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Stormzy, Robeson and spies in Croydon – our latest podcast

Our monthly news-wrap podcast, The Croydon Insider, is back as premium content exclusive to paid-up subscribers to this website. Our guests for this episode are TV pundit and newspaper columnist Andrew Fisher, former Olympic athlete Donna Fraser, charity sector worker … Continue reading

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After ‘el bow’, MP Scully takes aim at Conservatives’ ‘bell-ends’

By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Paul Scully, the Conservative MP for Sutton and Cheam, won’t be standing at the next General Election. In a lengthy social media posting this morning, Scully accused the Tory Party of being “fuelled by … Continue reading

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