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Labour forces Davis to erase ‘genocide’ from her manifesto
With Croydon’s Town Hall elections to be held one month today, one mayoral candidate has been ordered to censor her election brochure by party bosses, with MP Reed suspected of being behind move. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Labour’s candidate for … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chrishni Reshekaron, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Chrisni Reshekaron, Cllr Chrisni Reshnekaron, Cllr Rowenna Davis, Conservative, Councillor Rowenna Davis, Croydon, Croydon Council, Gaza, Genocide, James McAsh, Labour, Labour Party London Region, London, London Borough of Croydon, Rowenna Davis, Steve Reed, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory, Trevor Chinn, Zack Polanski, Zionists
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MP Reed gets dragged into the scandal over Peter Mandelson
The Croydon MP and friend of Morgan McSweeney is ‘disingenuous’ in his claims over how his aide blocked debate about the controversial appointment of Ambassador to the United States. By STEVEN DOWNES, Editor, Inside Croydon Mostly, here at Inside Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Croydon, Dominic Curran, Downing Street, Epstein Files, Good Morning Britain, ITV, ITV News, Jeffrey Epstein, Keir Starmer, Labour, Lord Mandelson, MHCLG, Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, Morgan McSweeney, Oscar Harman, Peter Mandelson, Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, Steve Reed, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North, Streatham and Croydon North CLP, Susanna Reid, The Fraud, The Fraud: Keir Starmer Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, Thornton Heath
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UKIP’s Winston McKenzie snubbed over charity debate
Winston McKenzie, the controversial UKIP parliamentary candidate for Croydon North, has been snubbed for a televised debate on foreign aid being staged in Thornton Heath later this week. The debate is organised by a Sri Lankan children’s charity, and the … Continue reading
Two UKIP candidates sign McKenzie no confidence motion
Two UKIP parliamentary candidates have put their names to a motion of no confidence in Winston McKenzie standing for the party at the General Election in May. Gaffe-prone McKenzie, the “Chump from the Dump”, was suspended as chairman of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Croydon North, Winston McKenzie
Tagged Ace Nnorom, Croydon North, Nigel Farage, Steve Reed, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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City Hall documents confirm Palace park schemes are linked
Attempts by one of Sebastian Coe’s companies to distance themselves from any relationship with China’s ZhongRong Group appear to be in vain after the Greater London Authority published its consultants’ brief and an interim report which demonstrate that any scheme … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Business, Croydon Greens, Croydon Harriers, Croydon North, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London-wide issues, Martyn Rooney, Mayor of London, Outside Croydon, Planning, Property, South London Harriers, Sport, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Park, Lord Coe, Sebastian Coe, Steve Reed, Tory, ZhongRong, ZRG
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Croydon MP’s aide orders councillors to ignore residents
A Westminster aide to a Croydon MP, who has his wages paid by the tax-payer, has instructed his fellow councillors not to respond to local residents if they are contacted over concerns about evictions from housing co-operatives in Lambeth. Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Housing, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Matthew Bennett, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Labour, Lambeth South, Steve Reed, Steve Reed OBE
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Union group accuses MP Reed of ‘appalling nonsense’
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Lambeth South, has lost the support of some of Croydon’s trades unionists, with one group promising to stand a candidate against the Bliarite “New Labour” advocate at next May’s General Election. The Trades Unionist … Continue reading
Has George Galloway lost his Respect for Croydon?
Despite promises made a few months ago of being in south London politics for the long-term, George Galloway’s Respect Party may not being fielding a single candidate in Croydon’s local council elections in May. Lee Jasper, Respect’s candidate in the … Continue reading
Tories whine as local businesses sip wine with Labour
Croydon’s Labour Party went on a charm offensive yesterday, spending the afternoon meeting local small businesses over wine and canapés, fronted by the shadow London minister Sadiq Khan – a likely 2016 London Mayoral candidate – and Steve Reed OBE, the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014 council elections, Business, Community associations, Croydon Council, Croydon FSB, Croydon North, Sadiq Khan, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Citizen Reed, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon North, Crystal Palace, Hammerson, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Member of parliament, Sadiq Khan, Selhurst Park, Steve Reed, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Politicians distrusted? Ask Lambeth’s housing co-ops
Steve Reed OBE, the MP for Croydon North, says that it has taken him a year of working at Westminster to realise… People. Don’t. Trust. Politicians. Is this what the acronym NSS* was invented for? After all, Reed had spent … Continue reading
6,000 households in north Croydon living in fuel poverty
More than 11 per cent of households in the north of Croydon don’t have enough money to heat their homes this winter, according to the government’s own statistics. Figures released by the Department for Energy show there are 5,798 households in … Continue reading
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Posted in Inside Croydon
Tagged Boxing Day, Croydon, London, Matthew Bennett, Steve Reed, Thornton Heath, Upper Norwood Library
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Steve Reed MP: Locals won’t put up with rubbish service
STEVE REED, the MP for Croydon North, explains why he’s organised a commission to examine the grotty state of the borough’s streets, and how Croydon Council has broken its social contract with residents and businesses There is a litter crisis … Continue reading
Norwood Lake is having a fun day: June 8
The Lakes Playground Action Group, which wants to regenerate the South Norwood lake playground, is holding an event for all the family on Saturday, June 8, with lots of activities for children including storytelling by Little Supernovas, a bouncy castle … Continue reading
Steve Reed MP: Jobs summit to help get Croydon back to work
With national unemployment figures still on the rise, to 2.56 million, Croydon North MP STEVE REED, in his exclusive column for Inside Croydon, announces his initiative to help those out of work in his constituency Unemployment in Croydon North remains … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, Croydon North, George Osborne, Government, Labour, London, Steve Reed, Tory
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“Truly shocking” 18% rise in muggings in Croydon
Figures released today show that muggings in Croydon have increased by 18 per cent in the past year, at a time when across London, the number of “robberies against a person” have fallen by 8 per cent, prompting the local … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing
Tagged Bromley, Croydon, Croydon North, England, London, Religion, Steve Reed, Westminster
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More than 2,000 people in Croydon hit by £1,000 Bedroom Tax
At a time when precise, hard details are hard to come by, as our local and national politicians duck and dive around issues, here’s two stats: According to the National Housing Federation, 2,908 people in Croydon living in council homes … Continue reading
