Tag Archives: Señor Sheldon Vestey

Sutton budget passes with £34.5m deficits to come by 2029

Posted on March 4, 2026 by insidecroydon

CIVIC CENTRE SKETCH: Sutton’s annual budget meeting proved to be just a subtext for a pre-election psycho-drama being played out behind closed doors by the ruling LibDems. BERTIE WORCESTER-PARK was there, ready for any guillotine motions During the Reign of … Continue reading →

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Labour makes new U-turn as Señor Vestey opts to stand down

Posted on January 16, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Just days after his local party posted leaflets online calling on supporters to vote for him in May, the controversial councillor on the Costa has changed his mind – but that won’t stop him pocketing thousands of pounds … Continue reading →

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No apologies from Señor Vestey over three conduct complaints

Posted on January 15, 2026 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: A Labour councillor who moved home to Spain more than a year ago has refused to comply with recommendations of a committee that found him to have broken the Code of Conduct multiple times. EXCLUSIVE by CARL SHILTON, … Continue reading →

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‘Suez-gate’: LibDems withhold video ahead of ward by-election

Posted on April 10, 2025 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: Mystery surrounds another missing tape of an important council meeting – coincidentally just as a council by-election is taking place. EXCLUSIVE by BELLE MONT, Political Editor The Liberal Democrats in Sutton have been accused of suppressing an official … Continue reading →

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Resident to challenge LibDems in Sutton council by-election

Posted on March 8, 2025 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: April 10 has been set as polling day, with the all-powerful Liberal Democrats picking a leader of the local Hong Kong community as their candidate to replace their absentee former deputy leader. EXCLUSIVE by BELLE MONT, Political Editor … Continue reading →

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LibDems’ sacked deputy storms out of meeting, and council

Posted on March 5, 2025 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: A council by-election in Sutton Central ward is imminent, following a six-month period when the area’s Liberal Democrat councillor failed to turn up for a single meeting. EXCLUSIVE by BELLE MONT, Political Editor Less than 12 months ago, … Continue reading →

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‘Greetings from Spain’: absent councillor suffers señor moment

Posted on February 23, 2025 by insidecroydon

INSIDE SUTTON: It was only a matter of time before Sutton’s incinerator supporters tried to make capital out of a rival party’s councillor’s wanderlust. By our political correspondent, BELLE MONT Sutton’s Liberal Democrats have rubbed a bit of Spanish sea … Continue reading →

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