Tag Archives: London

MP Jones accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring’ knife crime

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, today accused the Prime Minister of “paying lip-service” to the scourge of knife crime on our streets. “She wouldn’t ignore it if it was middle-class children getting stabbed,” the Labour MP said. Jones … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Croydon missing ‘affordable’ housing target by 1,400 homes

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Since 2016, less than half of the number of affordable homes have been delivered by developers in Croydon than are required under the Mayor of London’s 40 per cent planning policy targets. That’s according to research carried out by Green … Continue reading →

Posted in "Hammersfield", Brick by Brick, Business, Croydon Council, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

‘Deep suspicion’ over Mayor plans for National Sports Centre

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

The future of the athletics stadium at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre is under threat once again, as the Mayor of London is staging the latest round of “consultations” on the badly neglected, once internationally renowned facility. Campaigners have … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Football, Housing, Ken Livingstone, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Sadiq Khan, Sport, Upper Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tory housing strategy that does nothing to build more homes

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

BARRATT HOLMES, our housing correspondent, on the missed opportunity of the housing Green Paper, published yesterday The housing Green Paper, published yesterday, had been promised for some considerable time. They were even working on a government housing strategy document when … Continue reading →

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MP Jones ‘shocked’ as Philp’s new money claim proves false

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

Two of Croydon’s MPs have been in a spat over the details of the Tory Government’s latest initiative to help the homeless, after Croydon South Conservative MP Chris Philp was wheeled out for the broadcast media on Sunday night and … Continue reading →

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Palace paid not a penny towards their Old Bill bill last season

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

Crystal Palace go into the big Premier League kick-off tomorrow with a London politician demanding that the club pays a fairer share towards the costs of policing matches at Selhurst Park. Palace was the only London club in the top … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrew Dismore, Crystal Palace FC, Football, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sport, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Croydon MP accuses Tories of ‘tolerating racism’ over Johnson

Posted on August 8, 2018 by

Croydon North MP Steve Reed OBE has this morning stepped in to the row over Boris Johnson’s Islamaphobic remarks made in a column in the Daily Torygraph earlier this week. In common with a growing number of politicians from all … Continue reading →

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