TTIP had been formed in 2016, although it registered with the Electoral Commission one year later, with an objective of nominating thirty two candidates for the
Croydon London Borough Council's
2022 election. The training courses and meetups organised by the party for people with nonpolitical backgrounds has led to the TTIP being perceived as an "inclusive" and antielitist party by some. said that it would be "the first black-led political party in the UK". It was set up with the intention of focusing on education, housing, knife crime, discrimination, taxation and the benefits system. The party's mission statement says, "We want to be a new voice on the political stage to channel local knowledge and expertise, to come up with creative solutions and to make sure that resources go where they are needed most." In 2021, TTIP introduced a petition calling the government to launch a database in which the identity details of persons with a history of racial or
homophobic offences would be stored. The intention was to allow companies, and organisations to use such a database as part of the background check when recruiting new employees. The petition, which received 10,979 signatures, was rejected by the government on 26 January 2021. In February 2021
Trevor Phillips, former chair of the
Equality and Human Rights Commission, called the party a "bunch of idiots" and criticised the group's leader, Charles Gordon, for his
anti-vaccination comments. In May 2021, Sasha Johnson was shot in the head and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Five males were arrested on suspicion of her
attempted murder. == Croydon elections ==