A good week and a bad week for Croydon’s Tory MP Philp
EXCLUSIVE: In the week he got promoted in Thick Lizzy’s government, Croydon South’s Conservative MP was judged to have broken strict House of Commons rules by using his parliamentary office to campaign...
View ArticleTruss’s new housing minister has his eyes on the Green Belt
Our housing correspondent, BARRATT HOLMES, on how changes at the Department for Levelling Up could signal a change in attitude to areas protected from development After years of Tory councillors, their...
View Article33% Labour lead puts Tories on alert for Forestdale by-election
There is to be a council ward poll on November 3 – which will test voters’ devotion to Thick Lizzy and Croydon’s part-time Mayor Perry. By our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Croydon, or at least a...
View ArticleUber for Philp! Croydon MP blamed for disastrous Tory tax cut
Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, is beginning to feel a little sorry for the hapless MP for Croydon South It’s beginning to look very much like Chris Philp’s time in high office in the government...
View ArticleTory Mayor considering 11% increase for council rents
CROYDON IN CRISIS: There’s no mention of it on the agenda for tonight’s meeting of the full council. But official council reports show that the borough’s Housing Revenue Account has debts of £322.5m....
View ArticleBarwell tells the Tory Party: It’s time to make up your mind
Britain stands on the brink of a national breakdown, after Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister this lunchtime, following a turbulent 44 days in office during which her Mini-Budget crashed the markets,...
View ArticleThree PMs and a Funeral: tumultuous months for Croydon
Being featured in a television documentary, standing up against Croydon Council in the High Court and getting a mention in despatches from Private Eye were among some of the highlights of the end of...
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