15 Most Recent Stories From London Assembly Liberal Democrats News Stories

Thu 18th Mar 2010:

Protest at attempt to hide shameful secret at London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority - statement from Caroline Pidgeon.

Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon and Councillor Ed Butcher, Lib Dem Fire Leader, walked out of today's budget meeting of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA). This was in protest at the decision of the Tories prohibiting the filming of the disgraced Councillor, Bertha Joseph, who was present and voting for the half billion pound budget.

Wed 17th Mar 2010:

Police cuts coming to a borough near you - Dee Doocey.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly policing spokesperson and member of the MPA challenged the Mayor today at City Hall over the harmful impact of his 5% cut in the budgets that Borough Commanders will have to make over the next three years.

Jubilee Line should be first to benefit from later opening hours - Caroline Pidgeon.

The Mayor has been urged to deliver on his pledge to Londoners to extend the tube's opening hours on Friday and Saturday nights, starting with the Jubilee Line, at today's Mayor's Question Time (Wednesday 17th March).

Thu 11th Mar 2010:

Boris' broken promise on ticket offices will make travel less safe for Londoners - Caroline Pidgeon.

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport spokesperson, commenting on London Underground's plans to reduce the opening hours of a number of tickets offices said:

Wed 10th Mar 2010:

Olympic legacy promises must start with the Olympic stadium.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics Spokesperson, commenting on the replies she received today from her questions to Baroness Ford (Chair of the Olympic Park Legacy Company) about the future of the Olympic stadium said:

New approach to tube upgrades now needed following PPP ruling - Caroline Pidgeon.

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the final ruling on the cost of the second phase of Tube Lines contract upgrading the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines said:

Fri 5th Mar 2010:

Mayor's contradictory statements over Thames Estuary Airport cannot be explained away - Caroline Pidgeon .

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the Mayor's statement on BBC's Question Time that he has no plans to build an airport in the Thames Estuary:

Mon 1st Mar 2010:

The final nail in the coffin of Boris Johnson's airport proposals - Caroline Pidgeon.

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson, commenting on the opposition from the world's leading airlines to Boris Johnson's plans for a Thames Estuary Airport said:

Thu 25th Feb 2010:

Innocent people deserve better treatment from Met over DNA database - Dee Doocey.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly policing spokesperson and member of the MPA, has today called for the Met to address its poor record of meeting requests by innocent people for the deletion of their DNA records held on a national database.

Thu 18th Feb 2010:

Dee Doocey urges Mayor to get tough on 'size zero' models at London Fashion Week.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat Culture Spokesperson on the London Assembly, has urged Mayor Boris Johnson to end public funding for London Fashion Week while it continues to use excessively thin models. She has now written to the Mayor, following numerous questions and representations she has made on the issue.

Wed 17th Feb 2010:

'A white elephant is no sporting legacy' - Dee Doocey slams Tessa Jowell's opposition to change of use of Olympic Stadium.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics spokesperson, responding to Tessa Jowell's statement that the Olympic Stadium must remain an athletics stadium after the Olympics said:

Thu 11th Feb 2010:

Delayed train summit exposes Mayor's real record in tackling delayed trains.

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, commenting ahead of tomorrow's "rail summit "being held by the Mayor at City Hall said:

Wed 10th Feb 2010:

Londoners will come to regret Boris Johnson's cut in police numbers.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Policing Spokesperson and member of the MPA commenting on the Mayor's decision to push ahead with his budget proposals to cut police numbers in London

Tue 9th Feb 2010:

Every Londoner owed a fiver by embassies that refuse to pay the Congestion Charge.

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly transport spokesperson, has revealed that each and every Londoner is now owed £5 by embassies that evade paying the Congestion Charge.  For the first time ever the total unpaid bill for non-payment of Congestion Charge and Penalty Charge Notices now exceeds £40 million.

Tue 2nd Feb 2010:

Start at the top in controlling Met's budget - Dee Doocey.

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Policing Spokesperson and Member of the MPA, commenting on plans set out today by senior police officers to control costs, including overtime said:

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