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Tag Archives: Member of parliament
Corbyn’s ‘commonsense socialism’ is creating real change
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Labour Party’s annual conference ended in Liverpool with progress being made, writes DAVID WHITE “I am a socialist and one day so will the Labour Party be.” Those were the words of Donald Soper, the Methodist minister, … Continue reading
MP Jones accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring’ knife crime
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 Conservative, Croydon Central, knife crime, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Member of parliament, Metropolitan Police, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell
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Sutton LibDems have cause to worry over Brake’s boundaries
Our Sutton reporter, BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK, on the potential consequences of the parliamentary boundary changes for the borough’s veteran MP It is not only Labour seats in London that the Tories are after through their gerrymandering exercise masquerading under a constituency … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, London-wide issues, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Merton, Outside Croydon, Paul Burstow MP, Paul Scully MP, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP
Tagged Carshalton and Wallington, Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Matthew Maxwell Scott, Member of parliament, Paul Scully MP, Sutton and Cheam, Tom Brake MP
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MP Williamson’s Democracy Roadshow set to roll into Croydon
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on how the battle for the heart and soul of the Labour Party is coming to the borough next week One of Jeremy Corbyn’s most loyal supporters in the Parliamentary Labour Party, Chris Williamson MP, … Continue reading
MP Jones ‘shocked’ as Philp’s new money claim proves false
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
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon South, Housing, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Sarah Jones MP, Tom Copley
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Labour, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sarah Jones MP, Tom Copley
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Primary school’s Pride event forced to be held in private
Heavers Farm Primary in South Norwood was forced to hold a Pride event in private last Friday, after a group of parents threatened to protest at a playground parade, the Evening Gideon has reported. The “Proud to be Me!” parade … Continue reading
Formal complaint filed on Scott as BBC turns out for protest
Political editor WALTER CRONXITE reports on the gathering storm over the Labour-run council’s private house-building schemes Croydon Council’s controversial chair of its planning committee, Councillor Paul Scott, has been subject of yet another formal complaint regarding bombastic and bullying conduct … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Brick by Brick, Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon East, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Paul Scott, South Norwood
Tagged Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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MP Jones renews call for action after South Norwood murder
Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, renewed her calls for more police on our streets after the latest shocking murder in the borough, when a 20-year-old man was stabbed and killed in broad daylight yesterday, outside the Albert Tavern … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Member of parliament, Sarah Jones MP, South Norwood
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Lambeth is showing the way with destruction of five estates
This week, Labour’s ruling NEC stepped in to stop one London council from undertaking a property deal which could have seen hundreds of council tenants evicted from their homes. Yet meanwhile, a bus ride up the A23 from Croydon, at … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Jo Negrini, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Matthew Bennett, Outside Croydon, Planning, Property, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, Lambeth council, Lib Peck, London Borough of Croydon, Matthew Bennett, Member of parliament, Steve Reed OBE
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Council’s experts warned hotel scheme must be rejected
The council’s planning department not only left out an MP’s objections to the Queen’s Hotel scheme, they tried to ignore entirely the findings of their own panel of conservation experts. KEN LEE reports Serious questions continue to be raised over … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Humayun Kabir, Jo Negrini, Joy Prince, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, Planning, South Norwood
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, Member of parliament, North Croydon Conservation Area Advisory Panel, Paul Scott, Pete Smith, South Norwood, Steve Reed OBE
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Stranded Croydon passengers complain as Uber triples fares
Uber, Croydon South Tory MP Chris Philp’s favourite taxi service, has been accused of trying to exploit an emergency situation last night by more than tripling fares for some passengers left stranded when East Croydon Station had to be evacuated … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Commuting, East Croydon, TfL, Transport
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, East Croydon station, London, Mayor, Member of parliament, TfL, Tory, Transport for London, Uber
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Taxi for Philp! Tory MP exposes his business agenda
JEREMY CLACKSON, our transport correspondent, on how Croydon South’s Member of Parliament has stalled on a campaign that ignores the safety of his constituents No sooner had Transport for London announced the decision to refuse to renew digital taxi firm … Continue reading
Croydon has too few officers to police soaring knife crime
Incidents of knife crime in Croydon have nearly doubled in the past year, with 13 murders in the borough since January 2016. But police shortages in Croydon have become so bad that there were no officers available to visit the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Norbury, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Tony Newman, Trading Standards
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Labour, Member of parliament, Norbury, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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Planning chair Scott uses election to gag objections from MP
Brick by Brick is concreting over the borough, block by block, and one senior councillor is not going to let anyone get in the way of the council’s housing company. But as BARRATT HOLMES reports, the council’s affordable homes target … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Housing, Paul Scott, Planning, Property, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, Member of parliament, Paul Scott, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Sutton councillor takes on LibDem Brake over incinerator
Tom Brake, the only London LibDem MP to retain his seat at the last General Election following five years as a Tory enabler in the coalition, is to have an extra challenge in his Carshalton and Wallington constituency on June … Continue reading
MP Reed joins criticism of overdevelopment by Brick by Brick
WALTER CRONXITE reports on the splits emerging between Croydon’s Progress politicians over the profiteering plans for thousands of new homes across the borough Steve Reed OBE, the recently very reticent MP for Lambeth South/Croydon North [delete to taste], has raised … Continue reading
Posted in Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Housing, Jo Negrini, Planning, Property, Schools, Shirley North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Colm Lacey, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, Paul Scott, Progress, Steve Reed OBE
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The Shawcross redemption: transport deputy changes gear
The former leader of Croydon Council was a surprise appointment by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. But it is already proving to be a shrewd decision. By WALTER CRONXITE Val Shawcross, the former leader of Croydon Council who has been … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Bikes, Boris Johnson, Commuting, Croydon North, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Malcolm Wicks MP, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP, TfL, Tramlink, Transport, Val Shawcross
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon North, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed OBE, Tory, Val Shawcross
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