Tag Archives: Yvette Cooper

‘Wake up’ call from Croydon MP as she backs PM ‘Uncle Keir’

As health secretary Wes Streeting considers resigning from government, possibly triggering a leadership challenge, Steve Reed, Sarah Jones and Natasha Irons are backing Starmer “Uncle” Keir Starmer is clinging on to the job of Prime Minister, probably grateful for the … Continue reading

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Croydon activists among 890 arrests for ‘terrorism’ offences

Activists from Croydon and neighbouring south London boroughs were among the hundreds of futile arrests made by the Metropolitan Police at Westminster on Saturday, acting on the orders of the Labour government to suppress free speech while real crimes were … Continue reading

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Record number of old people arrested at Palestine Action demo

Three women from a group of mostly Croydon-based protestors were among the record 532 people arrested at Saturday’s protest in support of Palestine Action and free speech outside the House of Commons. They included one 62-year-old charity worker who said … Continue reading

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Labour attack on freedom of speech continues at Gaza protest

Police say they arrested 365 people in Westminster today. These included a blind man in a wheelchair, former NHS nurses and Quakers, all for holding up signs saying ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’. But no one at the … Continue reading

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Owner Ansari seeks to avoid Leslie Arms planning conditions

CROYDON IN CRISIS: Since 2000, a multi-millionaire property developer has been allowing a Grade II-listed pub to decay. Now, he wants to change the conditions of his latest planning permission. KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the sorry tale of … Continue reading

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Who has the Balls in the BBC’s The Politician’s Husband?

So who is it supposed to be based on then, tonight’s new BBC drama series The Politician’s Husband, starring David Tennant and Emily Watson? Is it Maggie and Dennis? Or is it Mr and Mrs Speaker Bercow? Could it be … Continue reading

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Cooper condemns government’s betrayal of London Road

Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home Secretary, has condemned the London Mayor’s plan to divert millions of pounds of riot compensation cash from Croydon’s victims of rioting in order to cover-up his planned cuts in policing. On a visit to Croydon … Continue reading

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Woodley backs protest at Justice Centre on Women’s Day

Today is the 101st International Women’s Day. We asked Louisa Woodley, the Labour candidate for the London Assembly seat in Croydon and Sutton, for her thoughts on the local significance of this global happening. Woodley works as a local councillor, … Continue reading

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