Tag Archives: Natasha Irons

Four face cybercrime charges over Croydon selection scandal

A former councillor close to Tony Newman and Simon Hall and a friend of cabinet minister Steve Reed are among those due in court next month following a lengthy police investigation. By STEVEN DOWNES  Joel “Bodger” Bodmer and former Fieldway … Continue reading

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The Fraud: Croydon East selection fix case handed to CPS

LABOUR SCANDAL:  Senior figures in the local party face an anxious wait to discover whether they will be charged over attempts to fiddle the 2023 parliamentary members’ ballot. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The Daily Torygraph is reporting this morning … Continue reading

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Air pollution worries after massive fire at Morden waste dump

The London Fire Brigade is advising residents across a large part of south London to keep their windows and doors closed through today, despite the summer heat, due to the heavy smoke from a recycling centre fire on Amenity Way, … Continue reading

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#GeneralElection2024: final results for Croydon constituencies

Following our full and detailed live coverage of election night, here are the full, formal results from the General Election for Croydon’s seats.

Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Lambeth Council, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

#GeneralElection2024: Through-the-night results coverage

#GE2024: HERE WE GO Welcome to Inside Croydon’s unmatched coverage of the 2024 General Election results night for south London. Working with our colleagues at GreenwichWire, we have reporters and citizen journalists at the counts in Croydon (natch), Sutton, Brixton … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Ben Taylor, Bexley, Bromley Council, Carshalton and Wallington, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon Greens, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elliot Colburn, Lambeth Council, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons, Outside Croydon, Peter Underwood, Reigate and Banstead Council, Ria Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Sutton and Cheam, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Latest poll predicts the implausible with Philp doing Houdini act

Labour candidates have been briefed to say nothing or to claim ‘Nuffink to do wiv me, Guv’ is their best way of dodging questions about their party’s bankrupting the borough, as the campaign crawls its way towards its final week. … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Ben Taylor, Bobby Dean, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Ellie Reeves MP, Elliot Colburn, Luke Taylor MP, Natasha Irons, Paul Scully MP, Sarah Jones MP, Sutton and Cheam | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Two weeks early and most candidates are conceding defeat

ELECTION SKETCH: As other parties’ candidates in Croydon East have admitted they will lose come July 4, Labour’s shoo-in as a new MP calls her party’s bankrupting of the borough and its part in illegal hacking as ‘a load of … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Croydon East, Jason Cummings, Ken Towl, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Starmer’s a no-show for Labour’s secretive Fairfield Halls rally

WALTER CRONXITE, our political editor, wasted his morning turning up to see the son of a toolmaker, who swerved at the first sign of awkward questions and so missed out on seeing the mess made of Croydon by his Labour … Continue reading

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Voters being taken for granted as ‘battleground’ moves south

As postal voters start to receive their ballot papers ahead of the General Election on July 4, others in parts of Croydon are beginning to feel that their votes are being taken for granted by Tories and Labour, as our … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Chris Philp MP, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Jason Cummings, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

After Sunak’s washout on ‘Drowning St’, here comes a wipeout

GENERAL ELECTION SPECIAL: Our in-house psephological expert, WALTER CRONXITE, looks at Croydon’s new constituencies and the uncertain political prospects for some come July 4 With a sodden Prime Minister running away from letters of no confidence from his own party’s … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Anthony Boutall, Ben Taylor, Chris Philp MP, Claire Bonham, Croydon East, Croydon South, Croydon West, Elaine Garrod, Gavin Barwell, Jason Cummings, Marley King, Natasha Irons, Richard Howard, Sarah Jones MP, Scott Ainslie, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Labour figures at centre of police probe now seek your votes

VOTE-RIGGING SCANDAL: 50 days have passed since the Labour Party admitted someone had been tampering with the personal details of around 500 members in Croydon. With the London elections next week, two figures at the centre of a live police … Continue reading

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Party animal Pelling looks to run in Croydon East – for LibDems

ELECTIONS 2024: The former MP is hoping to stage a comeback in the new parliamentary seat by joining his third political party. EXCLUSIVE by our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Andrew Pelling, a former Conservative MP and Labour councillor in Croydon, … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Andrew Pelling, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Gavin Barwell, Inside Croydon, Jason Cummings, Natasha Irons, Peter Underwood | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

In Croydon’s numbers game, selectorate is denied a vital detail

SELECTION SKETCH: Finally, Labour members in the new Parliamentary constituency of Croydon East have been allowed to have their say. KEN TOWL, right, went behind the scenes of this secretive process to choose someone who very likely will soon become … Continue reading

Posted in 2024 General Election, Carole Bonner, Croydon Central, Croydon East, Ken Towl, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Irons picked by Labour amid Croydon East police investigation

CROYDON EAST SELECTION: After more than six months of scandal and voter fraud, grassroots party members finally got to have their say this morning over who their parliamentary candidate will be. By STEVEN DOWNES Natasha Irons was this morning selected … Continue reading

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Finally Labour members will have a say in Croydon East saga

Columnist ANDREW FISHER looks forward to a rare moment of internal democracy in Croydon Labour this Saturday, as ordinary members in one scandal-hit CLP finally get the chance to choose their parliamentary candidate Being a Labour Party member in Croydon … Continue reading

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Scotland Yard’s cyber crime unit investigating Croydon Labour

LABOUR SELECTION SCANDAL: ‘Day of shame’ as Information Commissioner and Met Police confirm investigations into allegations of vote-rigging in Croydon East selection. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Croydon Labour is subject to a criminal investigation over allegations of vote-rigging in a … Continue reading

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Bodger busted as Labour’s Croydon East selection resumes

LABOUR SELECTION SCANDAL: Controversial figure dropped from contest to be Starmer’s party’s nominee for safe seat. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Joel “Bodger” Bodmer, a political ally of MP Steve Reed, has been eliminated from Labour’s selection for the new Croydon … Continue reading

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Croydon East members claim Labour has still not emailed them

SELECTION FRAUD CASE: Readers have contacted this website after they failed to receive official notification from their party. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour’s shambolic handling of its parliamentary selection for the new Croydon East seat has taken another downward spiral, … Continue reading

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Labour admits serious breach of private data in Croydon East

EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES The Labour Party has admitted that there was an attempt at electoral fraud conducted in its parliamentary selection in Croydon East, involving the compromising of the personal data of more than 500 members. In a message … Continue reading

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Labour members still waiting for their MP candidate decision

After a three-month wait, those involved in the process to choose a General Election candidate in Croydon East have been told to expect an announcement from officials, reports WALTER CRONXITE, political editor Labour Party members have been placed on stand-by … Continue reading

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Mounting complaints of suspected fraud in Labour’s selections

VOTING FRAUD SCANDAL:  Two weeks since party officials cancelled a selection meeting at less than 48 hours’ notice, members have been kept in the dark over a promised ‘investigation’. By STEVEN DOWNES Two weeks since Labour announced an emergency suspension … Continue reading

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Croydon East candidates react to Labour’s cancelled selection

VOTING FRAUD SCANDAL: Stunned candidates for parliamentary selection in a safe seat have reacted to the party’s cancellation of tomorrow’s key meeting. By STEVEN DOWNES The shortlisted candidates who were expecting to face Croydon East members in a final parliamentary … Continue reading

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Croydon Labour’s ‘hidden primary’ will choose a new MP

On Saturday, fewer than 200 Labour members will get to hand-pick the person who is almost certain to become the MP for Croydon East. Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE sifts through the shortlist This Saturday, a group of people will meet … Continue reading

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Council planners opt to block Wimbledon’s ‘corporate ecocide’

News from the far end of the tram network shows that council planning departments really can say “No” to big-money interests, after planners rejected proposals from the All England Club to build a massive stadium and dozens of tennis courts … Continue reading

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Labour’s NEC imposes selection shortlist on Croydon East

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the latest twist in local Labour’s long-running psycho-drama The Labour Party underscored its anti-democratic approach to candidate selection last night when its national ruling body imposed its own shortlist for the new constituency of Croydon … Continue reading

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