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Please watch my video on Croydon's financial situation. Like you, I am upset and angry that our borough has been brought to this — and I remain committed to...

This week the government announced that it is granting Croydon permission to raise council tax above the national limit to address our serious financial...

Yesterday I was interviewed on BBC Radio London about Croydon Council's finances, and the rise in council tax. You can watch the full interview here.

The toxic £1.6bn debt and financial failures of the previous Administration left Croydon with a hollowed-out council, reliant on government bailouts. My focus...

Thanks to everyone who joined me for the first Croydon Mayor’s Question Time in Waddon this week. During my election campaign I committed to hosting ‘roadshows’...

The victims and survivors of the Holocaust and those lost in other genocides across the globe were remembered at Croydon Town Hall today. Residents young and...

It was an honour to celebrate the outstanding achievements of Croydon’s Jack Petchey Achievement Awards winners at Fairfield Halls this week. I found it...

I have been clear from the start that Croydon Council strongly opposes Sadiq Khan’s plan to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone. Khan’s plan will not only force...

Croydon Labour’s financial mismanagement has required the Council to issue a new Section 114 notice. Official reports detail “mistakes” made in the previous...