Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Croydon’s Labour Party members have endorsed Cllr Stuart King’s deputy, Louisa Davis, with 82% backing her as their 2026 mayoral candidate in a key vote. Today marked the official start of the 2026 Croydon Mayoral race as
Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Nearly 10,000 back Liberty’s petition urging stricter oversight on Live Facial Recognition as Croydon Council faces criticism over lack of public debate. Although there is currently no legal precedent for the deployment of LFR cameras, the Met
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK Supreme Court ruled that trans women are not legally female under the Equality Act, backing biological sex in defining access to single-sex rights. As reported by The Independent, the Supreme Court has issued a landmark
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The UK government promises £500 savings for drivers with pothole repairs and a fuel duty freeze, though the savings depend on hitting a pothole. A minister from the Department of Transport, Lillian Greenwood, stressed that pothole incidents
Fly-tipping is not only a growing concern in my own constituency of Aldridge-Brownhills, but also across the wider West Midlands region. It has become a persistent and damaging problem, and it is vital that we come together to explore practical solutions and
US (Parliament Politics Magazine) – US Vice President JD Vance warns no trade deal unless UK repeals hate speech laws, urging Starmer to back Trump’s free speech stance to secure US-UK agreement. As reported by The Independent, insiders close to JD Vance
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – UK inflation fell to 2.6% in March, adding pressure on the Bank of England to cut rates amid weak demand and global trade uncertainty. As reported by The Guardian, a drop in UK inflation to 2.6% has
UK (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A UK Supreme Court ruling will decide whether the Equality Act includes trans women with gender recognition certificates in its definition of “woman.” As reported by The Guardian, equality campaigners in Britain await a Supreme Court ruling
Waltham Forest (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Waltham Forest Council apologises after failing to house a vulnerable homeless man. The Housing Ombudsman ordered over £1,000 in compensation. After an at-risk person was left homeless for months because his housing application was not processed
Hackney (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Hackney Council will decide the future of eight primary schools next week, with plans to close or merge six more after four closures last summer. As the capital’s birth rate continues to decline, eight half-empty primary schools
Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Logistics specialist Chancerygate and CBRE IM secure £18m loan from Investec Bank to develop ‘The Works’, a 93,000sq ft Grade A industrial scheme in Croydon. Last month, work on The Works began. Three structures divided into fifteen
Croydon (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Croydon’s Garwood Foundation receives £800 from a secret designer handbag drop organised by a Knightsbridge influencer to aid its fundraising campaign. At the end of last month, Hanushka Toni, the owner of Sellier Knightsbridge, a luxury goods
