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Tag Archives: Natasha Irons MP
Labour councillor’s Friends of Israel pose starts selection row
The council elections are little more than 10 months away, but suspicions of selection stitch-ups are already circulating among Croydon Labour’s members. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor Between now and next May, we can all confidently expect to receive a … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Chrishni Reshekaron, Rowenna Davis, West Thornton
Tagged 2026 Croydon mayoral election, 2026 local elections, Al Jazeera, Bernadette Khan, Chrishni Reshekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Cllr Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Janet Campbell, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Friends of Israel, Labour National Executive Council, Labour NEC, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Bliar, West Thornton
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Panicked Perry admitted to Rayner: I can’t balance the budget
EXCLUSIVE: Correspondence released following this week’s announcement from Whitehall that Commissioners are likely to be sent in to run the council included a letter from the Mayor that admitted his failure to ‘fix the finances’. By STEVEN DOWNES The government … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Improvement Board, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Rowenna Davis, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan, Tony McArdle
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Claire Bonham, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Commissioners, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Government, Government Commissioners, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Board, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Labour figures accuse wasteful Perry of ‘serious incompetence’
‘Once again, the people of Croydon are paying the price for the failure of politicians who don’t have our community’s interests at heart’, according to 2026 Mayoral candidate Rowenna Davis Labour’s candidate for Mayor of Croydon, Rowenna Davis, has accused … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Commissioners, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Elaine Jackson, Improvement Board, Jane West, Katherine Kerswell, Marie Snelling, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Richard Howard, Rowenna Davis, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114 notice, Stabilisation Plan, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony McArdle
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Claire Bonham, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Commissioners, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Government, Government Commissioners, Improvement and Assurance Panel, Improvement Board, Jim McMahon, Katherine Kerswell, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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‘Council’s finances remain broken’ MP Irons tells Commons
Local government minister admits that Croydon’s finances ‘are not small problems to deal with’ Natasha Irons, the Labour MP for Croydon East, yesterday made an 11th-hour plea to government ministers to act to salvage something from the wreckage of Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Children's Services, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Housing, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Section 114 notice
Tagged Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, EFS, Exceptional financial support, Government Spending Review, Jim McMahon, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Rachel Reeves, Section 114, Section 114 Notice, Spending Review, Tory
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Perry accused of ‘betrayal’ as he smuggles out more youth cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Local MP and opposition councillors accuse the council of having no clear plan on what will replace an in-house team which works to reduce drugs and knife crime and to engage the borough’s youngsters. By our Town … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Children's Services, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon East, CVA, Education, Fieldway, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Policing, Restaurants, Schools
Tagged Amy Foster, Cllr Amy Foster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Elianne Andam, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MOPAC, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Tory, YET, Youth Engagement Service, Youth Engagement Team
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MP steps in over rubbish contractor’s missed bin collections
BINMAGEDDON: Residents are complaining of streets ‘littered with dumped rubbish, overflowing recycling and a persistent smell of decay’. And we are only one month into a new £40m bins contract. By our Town Hall correspondent, KEN LEE Just one month … Continue reading
Protests mount as Perry rejects petitions with 5,000 signatures
CROYDON IN CRISIS: MP Natasha Irons says that ‘democracy is being undermined by Croydon Council’, as the Conservative-controlled authority is refusing to debate the situation at the carers’ centre on George Street and the on-off-on-again sale of listed building Heathfield … Continue reading
Posted in Adult Social Care, Carers First, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Heathfield House, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Ria Patel, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Stuart King
Tagged Cllr Ria Patel, Cllr Stuart King, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Carers Centre, Croydon Carers Support Centre, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Heathfield House, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Stephen Lawrence-Orumwense, Tory
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East Croydon bridge to open in October, as MP fails to update
East Croydon Station’s Bridge to Nowhere is expected to be open, and finally allow pedestrians to go somewhere, in October. That’s according to Jeet Bains, the council cabinet member for planning and regeneration, in a speech at a Town Hall … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Commuting, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, East Croydon, Natasha Irons, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, TfL, Transport
Tagged Addiscombe, Bridge to Nowhere, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, East Croydon station, Jerry Fitzpatrick, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, Network Rail, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Tory
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Heritage building Heathfield House is pulled from auction
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Mayor Jason Perry’s bungling council has now withdrawn the publicly-owned Grade II-listed building from the auction in their latest embarrassing climbdown Croydon’s bungling Mayor Jason Perry has been forced to withdraw Heathfield House from the controversial auction … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon parks, Environment, Gardening, Heathfield House, History, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, Property, Ria Patel, Wildlife
Tagged Addington Hills, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gravel Hill, Heathfield House, Historic England, HMO licence, House of multiple occupancy, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Raymond Riesco, Ria Patel, Riesco collection, Tory
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Yes we CAN? Four MPs lobbied to support vital climate Bill
Residents who have become increasingly concerned about the climate emergency have taken their protests to the doorsteps of Croydon’s four MPs. Campaigners from the Croydon Green Network rounded off their lobbying by meeting Croydon East MP Natasha Irons, ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged CAN Bill, Chris Philp MP, Climate and Nature Bill, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon Green Network, Croydon South, Croydon West, Labour, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Just 2% of Croydon voters join petition call for another election
Tax-avoiding millionaires and newspaper owners are getting all excited about calls for another election. The same people who have said it’s too soon for another vote on Brexit, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor A petition raised by a publican in … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Brexit, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, General Election petition, Keir Starmr, Labour, Natasha Irons MP, Nigel Farage, Prime Minister, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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It’s a whole load of nothing when new MP Irons appears on TV
It wasn’t just Keir Starmer who was being judged on his first 100 days in office. On Day 101 of her career as an MP, Natasha Irons popped up on our tellyboxes to dazzle us with her brilliance. Or not. … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon East, Natasha Irons
Tagged BBC London, BBC Politics London, Croydon East, Merton, Merton Council, Natasha Irons MP, Samantha Simmonds
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Gifts, car crash interviews and Starmer’s banger of a speech
After a week going through the debates and expenses declarations at the party’s annual conference in Liverpool, ANDREW FISHER, pictured right, analyses the performances of the MPs who represent Croydon It should have been an uplifting and upbeat affair: the … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged #FreeGearKeir, Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Freebies, Hospitality, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Party annual conference, Liverpool, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Winter Fuel Payment
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Labour MPs’ ‘tears’ won’t keep the elderly warm this winter
Why were Labour MPs threatened with losing the party whip, and what does it mean? ANDREW FISHER on how Croydon’s MPs voted over the removal of pensioners’ Winter Fuel Payment The decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment for 9-out-of-10 … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Gordon Brown, Jeremy Corbyn MP, John McDonnell MP, Keir Starmer, Labour, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Blair, Tory, Winter Fuel Allowance, Winter Fuel Payment
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Croydon’s MPs vote to keep the Tories’ two-child benefit cap
For some new MPs, last night was the first time they got to vote in the House of Commons. Croydon’s Labour MPs voted to support Tory policies that condemn more than 3,000 households in the borough to remain in poverty. … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons MP, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Tory, Two-child benefit camp
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Our four MPs are doing nothing to try to stop carnage in Gaza
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Are our borough’s four MPs doing the ‘right thing’? DAVID WHITE doesn’t think so “Israel has been genociding the Palestinians for months now. The point is why no one stops the carnage. This is the question” These words … Continue reading →
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