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LibDems win in Streatham as Greens retain Lambeth control

WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on another bad night for Steve Reed, the MP for Streatham (and Croydon North when he can be bothered) “‘Burnham bounce’ in London could stop so many voters deserting Labour to the Greens and LibDems” chirped … Continue reading

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Jewish councillor quits Labour claiming he has been bullied

Martin Abrams, an elected councillor in Streatham St Leonard’s ward in Steve Reed’s parliamentary constituency, has quit Labour, citing a culture of bullying and factionalism in the party. Abrams is Jewish, and was suspended by the Lambeth Labour Party in … Continue reading

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Labour deselects Jewish Streatham councillor for Gaza support

Councillor Martin Abrams has accused those running Keir Starmer’s party of ‘pursuing their factional obsession against the interests of both the community and the Labour Party’ Martin Abrams, a councillor for Streatham St Leonard’s ward in Lambeth, has been deselected … Continue reading

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Labour suspends Jewish councillor for voting for peace

Our Lambeth correspondent, KEN INGTON, on the latest scandal that threatens to cause ructions at Brixton Town Hall Labour has again outraged its own members for a purge of four councillors in Lambeth who refused to vote against calls for … Continue reading

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