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Cabinet member Lewis is cut adrift by New Addington selection
CROYDON IN CRISIS: A leading Newman Numpty was effectively deselected last night, as he and ceremonial deputy mayor failed even to make it on to his ward’s candidates shortlist; meanwhile, chaos in Norbury Park when Labour organisers book too small … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Fairfield, Felicity Flynn, Jerry Fitzpatrick, Jose Joseph, Kola Agboola, Louisa Woodley, Mary Croos, New Addington, New Addington North, Norbury Park, Oliver Lewis, Patricia Hay-Justice, Sean Fitzsimons, Steve Reed MP, Waddon
Tagged Addiscombe West, Alisa Flemming, Appu Dhamodaran, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Felicity Flynn, Jose Joseph, Kola Agboola, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mary Croos, Mayor, New Addington, New Addington North, New Addington South, Norbury Park, Oliver Lewis, Sherwan Chowdhury, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Waddon
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Lecturer blocked by Labour for ‘anti-council’ library campaign
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Rejected council election candidate makes wide-ranging allegations over fixed selections and racism in the local party. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES There is growing disquiet among grassroots Labour members in Croydon as the process to select candidates for … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 Mayor Referendum, 2022 council elections, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, Jamie Audsley, Jane Avis, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Clive Fraser, Croydon North, DEMOC, Democratically Elected Mayor for Croydon, Jose Joseph, Labour, Louis Carserides, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE, Tesfa Mehari, Tony Newman
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Buck’s off: Newman’s paid aide flies to Norway for the winter
Our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE, on the lengthy absence from work of the Labour Party staffer who fixed a candidate selection in favour of one of his mates Mystery surrounds the continuing employment status of Jack Buck, the Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Tony Newman
Tagged Croydon Central, Croydon North, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Fix! Internal Labour inquiry confirms selection stitch-up
EXCLUSIVE: After the local Labour Party tried to cover-up the scandal of their botched handling of the Fairfield ward by-election last year, the resulting inquiry criticises the ‘questionable integrity and competence of paid party officers’. By STEVEN DOWNES An internal … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Croydon, David White, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman
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Local businesses get on their trikes to help Mayday workers
As the pandemic crisis heads into its second month in London, even under the toughest economic conditions for generations small businesses rooted in their communities are going out of their way to help, with special offers for NHS staff. Jose … Continue reading
Newman stifles report which alleges conspiracy over selection
WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, on a leaked report over the rumbling row in Croydon Labour over a selection stitch-up that saw Tony Newman’s favoured candidate put forward for last November’s Fairfield council by-election A internal party report, leaked to … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, David White, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Uncategorized
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
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Campaigns committee has mounting questions for Newman
Questions over the mishandling of Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield ward council by-election last month are mounting for Tony Newman. Newman leads the Labour group at Croydon Town Hall in an autocratic style, using hundreds of thousands of pounds … Continue reading
Creatura accused of breaking privacy rules over video
The Tory candidate in Croydon Central has been issued with what is effectively a ‘cease and desist’ notice after he featured individuals in a campaign video without seeking their permission. KEN LEE reports Mario Creatura, the oleaginous Conservative candidate who … Continue reading
‘He’s running scared’: Newman cancels Town Hall meetings
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, reports from the Town Hall, where the council leader is playing hard to get Tony Newman, Labour’s leader on Croydon Council, has cancelled December’s full meeting of the council, using the General Election on December 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Conservative, Croydon Central, Dawn Butler MP, Fairfield, John Healey MP, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Sarah Jones MP, Tony Newman, Tory
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Momentum demand inquiry into Fairfield selection scandal
Nearly a month since their self-proclaimed founder resigned as a councillor following a “serious incident”, Croydon Momentum have finally broken their silence over the scandal and shambles of the Labour Party selection for the Fairfield ward by-election. In their belated … Continue reading
Labour meeting to consider move to boycott Fairfield campaign
The pressure on Tony Newman as leader of the Labour group on Croydon Council continues to mount, as one of Croydon’s three constituency Labour parties will this week consider a motion that “deplores the behaviour of the council leadership” over … Continue reading
Tawdry affair of Fairfield candidate coup and the double agent
EXCLUSIVE: The scandal surrounding Labour’s candidate selection for the Fairfield by-election looks set to worsen after a lengthy mea culpa was issued by the Local Campaign Forum, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The two most senior officials in Croydon Labour’s LCF … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Clark, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Croydon Central, Dan Frost, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, Mike Higgs, Tony Newman
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Newman accused of ‘evil stitch-up’ over Fairfield candidate
STEVEN DOWNES reports on allegations of bullying and racism within the Croydon Labour Party after the local leadership fails to nominate a democratically selected candidate for a ward by-election The Labour Party in Croydon is in turmoil today, after council … Continue reading
Posted in Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jack Buck, Jose Joseph, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Niro Sirisena, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman
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Surrey Street stall-holder picked to run in Fairfield by-election
WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest blow to the leadership of the local Labour Party Jose Joseph, a stall-holder in Croydon’s historic Surrey Street Market, was selected last night to be the Labour Party’s candidate in the Fairfield ward … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe East, Caragh Skipper, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Mary Croos, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Esther Sutton, Fairfield, Green Party, Jayde Edwards, Jose Joseph, Labour, Niro Sirisena, Tony Newman, Tory
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