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MP Jones survives the ins-and-outs of the Burnham reshuffle
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, reports on the varied fortunes of local MPs and some with notorious connections to Croydon Town Hall in the appointments by the new Prime Minister There was no need for any vainglorious resignation letter from one … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon West, Hamida Ali, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Andy Burnham, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon West, Downing Street, Home Office, Imogen Walker, Labour, Labour Together, Lambeth, Lambeth council, London, Morgan McSweeney, No10 Downing Street, Police and crime minister, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Westminster
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Reed is first Cabinet casualty under new PM Andy Burnham
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on the end of a local MP’s ministerial career, as power shifts in Downing Street Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North when he could be bothered) was the first to resign from the … Continue reading
Posted in Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Alison Butler, Andy Burnham, Brick by Brick, Brixton Town Hall, Chuka Umunna, Croydon North, DEFRA, Downing Street, Jo Negrini, Labour, Labour Together, Lambeth, Lambeth council, London, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Morgan McSweeney, No10 Downing Street, Paul Scott, Steve Reed, Steve Reed MP, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham, Streatham and Croydon North, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Tony Newman, Westminster
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Burnham’s challenge is to rebalance Britain yet cherish London
What would a ‘No10 in the North’ under a Prime Minister Burnham mean for London? Is it possible to devolve power, and spread wealth, across the country without undermining the economic engine of the nation? ANDREW FISHER sifts through some … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Business
Tagged 007, Andrew Fisher, Andy Burnham, Christopher Ecclestone, Croydon, Daniel Craig, Doctor Who, Downing Street, James Bond, Labour, London, London Standard, Manchester, Mayor of London, Mayor of Manchester, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, No10, No10 Downing Street, No10 of the North, Our Friends In The North, Prime Minister, Sadiq Khan, Sir Sadiq Khan, The Andrew Fisher Column, Westminster, Whitehall
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End for ‘Uncle Keir’ leaves Croydon MPs scrambling for jobs
Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on how Croydon’s Labour politicians responded to the Prime Minister announcing his resignation Keir today, gone tomorrow. And for Croydon’s right-wing Labour MPs, the scramble to preserve their positions, or to gain some favour under Keir … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Stuart King
Tagged 'Uncle Keir', Andy Burnham, Cllr Stuart King, Councillor Stuart King, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Croydon West, Downing Street, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, Makerfield, Morgan McSweeney, Natasha Irons MP, No10, No10 Downing Street, Paul Holden, Prime Minister, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, STUART KING, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy
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Keir Starmer’s niece is council election candidate in safe ward
Party members in Croydon’s second safest Labour ward express concern over the deselection of their sitting councillor, to be replaced with a 20-something with friends in high places. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Sir Keir Starmer’s niece is a local election … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Bensham Manor, Croydon East, Croydon West, Ellie Sandover, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Humayun Kabir, Natasha Irons, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged 2026 council elections, 2026 local elections, Alison Butler, Bensham Manor, Croydon, Croydon Council, Downing Street, Ellie Sandover, Enid Mollyneaux, Eunice O'Dame, Keir Starmer, Labour, London, No10 Downing Street, Sir Keir Starmer
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Reed’s loyal Streatham SPAD gets transferred into No10
Political Editor WALTER CRONXITE on a Whitehall transfer which may have considerable significance Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North if he can be bothered), who has been implicated in spying on his colleague councillors in Lambeth and … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, Mike Bonello, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman, Woodside
Tagged Croydon, Downing Street, Green Party, Keir Starmer, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mike Bonello, Morgan McSweeney, No10, No10 Downing Street, Oscar Harman, Paul Holden, Sir Keir Starmer, Southwark Council, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Tony Newman, Woodside, Zack Polanski
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We have been betrayed by broken promises, deceit and scandal
EXCLUSIVE: One of the first journalists to be given access to the book which has been sending shockwaves along Downing Street and making headlines on Fleet Street, Inside Croydon columnist ANDREW FISHER reviews The Fraud Lots of books are written … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 General Election, 2024 General Election, Andrew Fisher, David Evans, Inside Croydon, Paul Scott, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Andrew Fisher, Brick by Brick, Brixton Town Hall, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Downing Street, Jo Negrini, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth council, Morgan McSweeney, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, No10, No10 Downing Street, Paul Holden, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Tony Newman
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McSweeney’s new No10 job puts ‘Croydon Clique’ in charge
The sacking, or ‘resignation’ of Sue Gray, in the latest Downing Street coup was entirely predictable if you had already read a new book about Labour’s election victory, writes STEVEN DOWNES Anyone who has read Taken As Red, Anushka Asthana’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Croydon Council, Croydon North, David Evans, Lambeth Council, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Alison Butler, Anushka Asthana, Brick by Brick, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Downing Street, Imogen Walker, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lambeth council, Morgan McSweeney, No10, No10 Downing Street, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Sue Gray, Tony Newman
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From #MerkyFC to murky No10, Open House opens their doors
Open House is back next month, with a range of events in and around Croydon and the rest of the capital city, to give the public a glimpse behind the front doors and net curtains of some of London’s most … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Town Hall, Downing Street, John Grindrod, No10 Downing Street, Open House London, Shirley Windmill
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