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Tag Archives: Martin Abrams
Councillors make call to divest from Israeli-linked companies
More than 150 councillors from across London’s boroughs and London Assembly members have signed a letter demanding divestment of council pension funds from corporations which fund or support Israeli abuses against Palestinians. Yet only one of Croydon’s 70 councillors has … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Bromley Council, Dave Tchil, Kingston, Lambeth Council, Ria Patel, Sheldon Vestey, Southwark Council, Sutton Council, Wandsworth Council
Tagged Bexley, Bromley, CIV, Cllr Ria Patel, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Green Party, Israel, Labour, Lambeth, Liberal Democrats, London Collective Investment Vehicle, Martin Abrams, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Ria Patel, Southwark, Sutton Council
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Now Labour suspends selections in MP Steve Reed’s backyard
It is not just in Croydon where Keir Starmer’s party stands accused of acting unlawfully, as it faces a High Court challenge from a rejected candidate in Lambeth. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Labour Party in Lambeth has been … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Croydon Council, Croydon Greens, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Brixton, Brixton Buzz, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon, Croydon Council, Green Party, JASON COBB, Labour, Labour selections, Lambeth, Lambeth council, London Borough of Croydon, Martin Abrams, National Executive Committee, NEC, Zack Polanski
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Jewish councillor quits Labour claiming he has been bullied
Martin Abrams, an elected councillor in Streatham St Leonard’s ward in Steve Reed’s parliamentary constituency, has quit Labour, citing a culture of bullying and factionalism in the party. Abrams is Jewish, and was suspended by the Lambeth Labour Party in … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged 2026 council elections, anti-Semitism, Brixton Town Hall, Gaza, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Martin Abrams, Palestine, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham St Leonard's
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Reed slammed for ‘laughable’ claims on private water industry
Environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey on live TV this morning called for the immediate resignation of the environment secretary, as the government’s Cunliffe Review is derided as a ‘joke’ Today’s announcement from environment secretary Steve Reed promising the “biggest overhaul of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, South West Water, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Croydon, Cunliffe Review, DEFRA, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Feargal Sharkey, Good Morning Britain, Labour, Martin Abrams, Ofwat, Sir Jon Cunliffe, Southern Water, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Thames Water, The Angling Trust
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Labour deselects Jewish Streatham councillor for Gaza support
Councillor Martin Abrams has accused those running Keir Starmer’s party of ‘pursuing their factional obsession against the interests of both the community and the Labour Party’ Martin Abrams, a councillor for Streatham St Leonard’s ward in Lambeth, has been deselected … Continue reading
Labour polling shows MP Reed more unpopular than Starmer
A survey published this week shows that the Streatham and Croydon North MP is one of the least popular figures in the government – and that’s among his own party’s supporters. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Bad news for Steve … Continue reading
Union leaders join calls for Labour to abandon Anonyvoter
LABOUR SELECTION SCANDAL: More allegations of rigged votes in dodgy Labour candidate selections trace the affair straight back to Croydon and the deal done between a ‘Newman Numpty’ councillor and party General Secretary David Evans, reports STEVEN DOWNES Momentum, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, 2024 London elections, Addiscombe East, Business, Croydon East, David Evans, Maddie Henson, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Anonyvoter, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon East, David Evans, Henson IT Solutions Ltd, Labour, London, London Assembly, Maddie Henson, Mark Henson, Martin Abrams, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North
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Labour suspends Jewish councillor for voting for peace
Our Lambeth correspondent, KEN INGTON, on the latest scandal that threatens to cause ructions at Brixton Town Hall Labour has again outraged its own members for a purge of four councillors in Lambeth who refused to vote against calls for … Continue reading
