Inside Croydon

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest candidate to be confirmed for the upcoming parliamentary election

The only Liberal Democrat to be elected as a councillor in Croydon for 20 years has been selected as her party’s candidate at the next General Election for the new cross-borough constituency of Streatham and Croydon North.

Claire Bonham, elected for Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood ward at the local elections in May 2022, will be challenging Labour’s Steve Reed for the parliamentary seat, whenever Rishi Sunak gets round to calling the election.

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, on the latest candidate to be confirmed for the upcoming parliamentary election

The only Liberal Democrat to be elected as a councillor in Croydon for 20 years has been selected as her party’s candidate at the next General Election for the new cross-borough constituency of Streatham and Croydon North.

Claire Bonham, elected for Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood ward at the local elections in May 2022, will be challenging Labour’s Steve Reed for the parliamentary seat, whenever Rishi Sunak gets round to calling the election.

WALTER CRONXITE, political editor, on the end of an era for Labour voters in Croydon North and Croydon Central, as David Evans and his party’s NEC hand-picks parliamentary candidates in south London

Croydon’s Labour MPs last night announced that they would be deserting their constituencies that they have represented, in one case for more than a decade, in order to stand in new, safe seats at the next General Election.

The moves have been derided by local Tories as “typical chicken run”, and by Labour activists as “a real kick in the teeth” and “cynical”.

After a covid-enforced gap, the Streatham Common Kite Day returns next month for its 22nd staging.

The organisers claim the Streatham Common Kite Day is London’s only free family-friendly kite festival, combining world-class displays with the opportunity to fly your own kite.

Thousands attended the last kite day in 2019, and this year’s event, on Sunday May 14 from 11am to 5pm, promises the same mix of expert displays with delicious food and drink on offer at the stalls.