Conservative MPs Gavin Barwell and Chris Philp have launched a campaign for Croydon to have a directly elected mayor.The politicians have joined forces with 10 residents' associations - all from Tory controlled wards - to launch a petition they hope will force a referendum that could change the way the council is led.They want to see the leader of the council - currently Labour's Tony Newman - replaced by a mayor who is elected by residents in a similar way to the Mayor of London.Mr Barwell, MP...
