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

Thu 18th Mar 2010

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.

Police cuts coming to a borough near you - Dee Doocey New!

Wed 17th Mar 2010

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 New!

Wed 17th Mar 2010

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).

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

Thu 11th Mar 2010

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:

Olympic legacy promises must start with the Olympic stadium

Wed 10th Mar 2010

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

Wed 10th Mar 2010

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:

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

Fri 5th Mar 2010

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:

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

Mon 1st Mar 2010

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:

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

Thu 25th Feb 2010

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.

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

Thu 18th Feb 2010

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.

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

Wed 17th Feb 2010

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:

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

Thu 11th Feb 2010

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:

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

Wed 10th Feb 2010

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

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

Tue 9th Feb 2010

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.

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

Tue 2nd Feb 2010

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:

Mayor challenged to back down over cuts to police numbers

Wed 27th Jan 2010

Boris Johnson is being challenged to back down over real cuts in Met police numbers by the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group. The Liberal Democrats are proposing to restore the Mayor's planned cut in council tax funding for the Met as part of their formal amendment to the Mayor's draft budget being presented to the London Assembly today.

Actions not recycled words are now needed in managing London's waste - Tuffrey

Mon 18th Jan 2010

Mike Tuffrey, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group and the party's environment spokesperson, commenting on the Mayor's Draft Municipal Waste Management Strategy, which has been published today said:

Mayor is off the tracks on housing - Tuffrey

Thu 14th Jan 2010

Mike Tuffrey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Housing Spokesman, commenting on the Mayor's claims about delivering affordable homes for London said:

Dee Doocey welcomes broadcasting contract for the 2012 London Paralympics

Fri 8th Jan 2010

Dee Doocey, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Olympics Spokesperson, commenting on today's decision by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) to award the broadcasting contract for the 2012 Paralympics to Channel 4, a free to view broadcaster, said:

Mayor is hitting low income Londoners hardest with his 2010 fare package - Caroline Pidgeon

Thu 31st Dec 2009

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Transport Spokesperson and Chair of the London Assembly Transport Committee, commenting on the steep fare rises that the Mayor is imposing on London transport services for 2010 said:

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