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Tag Archives: LibDems
Crowley joins Beddington Independents for election campaign
INSIDE SUTTON: The former leader of the Conservative group at the Civic Centre has deferred his retirement to help see off challenges from LibDems and Reform, as ROSE HILL reports Tim Crowley, for seven years the leader of the Conservative … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Bobby Dean, Carshalton and Wallington, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tim Foster
Tagged Beddington, Beddington Independents, Bobby Dean MP, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Reform, Ruth Dombey, Suez, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tim Foster, Viridor
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Podcast: LibDem candidate says he’d clear-out council execs
EXCLUSIVE: Our Croydon Insider podcast, exclusive premium content for our paying subscribers, this month went behind the headlines to look at the scandal of agency payments at the cash-strapped council, where they are paying more than £700 per hour for … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Coulsdon, Croydon Insider, Elaine Jackson, Inside Croydon, Katherine Kerswell, Marie Snelling, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Howard, Under The Flyover
Tagged Animal Farm, Anya Destiney, Commissioners, Conservative, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Johnny Dobbyn, Katherine Kerswell, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Major Richard Howard, Mayor Jason Perry, Oumesh Sauba, Richard Howard, Under The Flyover
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Labour deputy leaders Young and Collins to stand down in 2026
At least 15% of Croydon’s sitting councillors won’t be seeking election in 2026, while some are doing the ‘chicken run’ to stay on the council gravy train. EXCLUSIVE by WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Nearly a dozen of Croydon’s current 70 … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Addiscombe West, Brigitte Graham, Broad Green, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Claire Bonham, Clive Fraser, Coulsdon Town, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Fairfield, Louis Carserides, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Old Coulsdon, Patricia Hay-Justice, Paul Ainscough, Purley, Ria Patel, Richard Chatterjee, Rowenna Davis, Shirley North, Simon Brew, Simon Fox, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Thornton Heath, Waddon, Woodside
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Addiscombe, Addiscombe West, Brigitte Graham, Broad Green, Callton Young, Chris Clark, Clive Fraser, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Coulsdon Town, Croham, Croydon, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Green Party, Labour, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Louis Carserides, Maria Gatland, Mario Creatura, Patricia Hay-Justice, Purley and Woodcote, Richard Chatterjee, Shirley North, Simon Brew, South Croydon, South Norwood, Stuart Collins, Sue Bennett, Thornton Heath, Tory, Woodside
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It’s looking like Howard’s way for LibDems’ mayoral candidate
WALTER CRONXITE, our veteran political correspondent, reports on an unusual occurance for Croydon: the local Liberal Democrats getting ahead of the game While Councillor Rowenna Davis twiddles her thumbs and waits patiently for the Labour Party “machine” to crank into … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Rowenna Davis, Uncategorized, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Claire Bonham, Conservative, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Labour, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Richard Howard, Rick Howard, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory, Waddon
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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
Spendthrift LibDems won’t pay for Carshalton investigation
Liberal Democrat-controlled Sutton Council has ruled that it cannot afford to carry out an official, lawyer-led investigation into the misconduct of three LibDem councillors who libelled a local businessman and community sports club in one of their party leaflets. This … Continue reading
Posted in Ben Andrew, Environment, Nick Mattey, Shasha Khan, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Beddington North, Ben Andrew, Carshalton Athletic, Carshalton Central, Colin Drummond, Jill Whitehead, John Drage, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, London, Sutton Council, Viridor
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LibDem campaign disarray over candidate’s antisemitic tirade
Well, that didn’t last long. Geeta Sidhu-Robb has been forced out of the race to be the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for London Mayor after it was revealed she had delivered a public antisemitic tirade in 1997, when a Tory parliamentary … Continue reading
Hina Bokhari: election candidate with past shrouded in mystery
CARL SHILTON checks out the credentials of the controversial Liberal Democrat candidate seeking to win Sutton and Cheam from the Conservatives Hina Bokhari, the Liberal Democrat General Election candidate for Sutton and Cheam who has been accused of libel during … Continue reading
LibDem councillor kept directorship secret for nearly 3 years
A Sutton councillor who for nearly three years failed to declare her directorship in a registered business has been let off with just a warning by her Liberal Democrat group leader, Ruth Dombey. Nighat Piracha is a LibDem councillor for … Continue reading
Posted in Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged Conservative, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Nighat Piracha, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council
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Greens accused of ‘betrayal’ for backing LibDems in Richmond
The Greens in south London have got themselves into a bit of a lather, after the environmentally concerned party decided not to contest the Richmond Park parliamentary by-election, and instead support the LibDems in an effort to beat Zac Goldsmith. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Wolmar, Croydon Greens, Environment, Nick Mattey, Refuse collection, Shasha Khan, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Zac Goldsmith MP
Tagged Beddington Lane, Beddington Lane incinerator, Christian Wolmar, Conservatives, Greens, Labour, LibDems, Sasha Khan, Tom Brake MP, Tory, Zac Goldsmith
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Coulsdon resident Hickson selected as candidate by LibDems
Gill Hickson, the Coulsdon resident and community activist, has been selected as the Liberal Democrats’ candidate to stand in Croydon South at the General Election in May. The selection was announced over the weekend – a few days too late … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Croydon South, Gill Hickson
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Coulsdon, Croydon South, Emily Benn, Gill Hickson, LibDems, Liberal Democrats
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Crystal Palace to hold multi-borough hustings, May 7
Crystal Palace is getting “ready to rumble” on May 7 at the Queen’s Hotel with a packed Election Question Time cross-borough panel debate. With Town Hall elections on May 22 across Croydon and in the neighbouring London boroughs which converge … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Bromley Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Darren Johnson, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Pat Ryan, Southwark Council, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP, Tramlink
Tagged Bromley, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Green Party, Labour, LibDems, Liberal Democrats, Steve O'Connell, Tory
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