15 Most Recent Stories From London Assembly Liberal Democrats News Stories

Wed 7th May 2008:

Liberal Democrats urge Mayor Boris to take action on Post Office closures .

London Assembly Liberal Democrats urged the Mayor to take action on the closure of 155 London Post Offices today.

Sat 3rd May 2008:

Introducing the new Liberal Democrat team on the London Assembly.

Dee Doocey, Caroline Pidgeon and Mike Tuffrey were elected to the London Assembly Liberal Democrats on 1 May.

Mon 7th Apr 2008:

London Liberal Democrats Launch Contract for London.

London Liberal Democrats launched their 2008 Manifesto, "Contract with London" today at The Commonwealth Club. The Contract for London was launched by Vincent Cable MP, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Brian Paddick, Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London and Duwayne Brooks, who was with Stephen Lawrence on the night he was murdered.

Fri 28th Mar 2008:

Latest London Underground strike demonstrates incompetent leadership - Pope .

Commenting on the announcement that London's two biggest transport unions are planning to strike over safety on the London Underground (LU), Transport Spokesman for the London Assembly Liberal Democrats, Geoff Pope said:

Thu 20th Mar 2008:

How to vote in the London elections.

If you are a Londoner, make sure you have a say in how your city is run. The Mayoral and London Assembly elections will be taking place on 1 May 2008. You need to sign up to the electoral register to have a vote.

Over 200,000 households in London are overcrowded - Doocey .

The number of London families living in overcrowded homes has risen to 210,000 since 2001 according to figures obtained by London Liberal Democrats.

Mon 17th Mar 2008:

Mayor's recycling scheme creates mess for London boroughs - Tuffrey .

London Assembly Liberal Democrats today criticised the Mayor's announcement to set up a £24 million waste and recycling programme with the London Development Agency. His proposals rival the new Government-funded London Waste and Recycling Board, which will perform many of the same functions.

Wed 12th Mar 2008:

Potential strike action is bad timing for TfL - Pope .

Commenting on the news that London Underground workers voted to strike over safety and ticket office closures, Geoff Pope, Transport Spokesman for the London Assembly Liberal Democrats said:

Mayor admits failure on housing targets - Doocey .

The Mayor of London admitted that 'we have failed on housing targets' under questioning from the London Assembly Liberal Democrats today.

Mayor fails on promise to deliver extra police - Tope .

The Mayor will not achieve the 1000 police as promised in his budget as the Home Office has refused funding for almost a third of this number, it was revealed today by the London Assembly Liberal Democrats.

Tue 11th Mar 2008:

The value of Orbital Railway will be judged by Labour - Pope.

Liberal Democrat Geoff Pope convinced all members of the London Assembly Transport Committee to write to the Secretary of State for Transport this week, to show support for the final stage of London's Orbital Railway.

Thu 6th Mar 2008:

Double standards for Olympic transport - Doocey .

London Assembly Liberal Democrats have condemned the International Olympic Committee's request for over 3,100 cars to transport officials and corporate sponsors to the Olympic site in 2012.

Wed 5th Mar 2008:

Urgent changes proposed to improve accountability in the Mayor's Office - Lib Dems .

Today's scrutiny hearing with the Mayor's Chief of Staff and Policy Adviser on Economics and Business revealed a worrying insight into the way decisions are made in the Mayor's Office. London Assembly Liberal Democrats have put forward five proposals to improve accountability in the Mayor's Office in response to revelations about Mayoral advisers intervening without proper controls.

Tue 4th Mar 2008:

Lee Jasper is part of a wider problem with the Mayor's Office - Tuffrey .

Commenting on the resignation of Lee Jasper this evening, Leader of the London Assembly Liberal Democrats, Mike Tuffrey said:

The Mayor's Office does not practice open governance - Tuffrey .

London Assembly Liberal Democrats expressed their dismay that Lee Jasper failed to declare extensive foreign travel today. Leader of the London Assembly Liberal Democrats, Mike Tuffrey commented:

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