Welcome to our new Liberal Democrat website covering the East London boroughs of Newham and Barking & Dagenham. Please take a look around to see what we stand for, what we are campaigning about, and how we are trying to make a difference, locally and nationally. Both of our boroughs have been Labour for a long time. That means they take your vote for granted and they've stopped listening to you. We want to change that. We want to provide some real debate and sensible opposition. Please tell us what you are thinking. Explain the issues that are worring you so we can help.
We stand for liberty, equality and community. If your values match our values then please join us or come and help us.
Liberal Democrat, Rob Blackie, tells Jumoké from BBC Sounds why he is running for Mayor of London.
Rob Blackie accuses the Met of "absurd, twisted priorities" and "wasting time searching people for cannabis".
Rob Blackie pledges to fund applications for citizenship and sue the Home Office to secure permanent status for non-British Londoners.
In an interview with LBC's Ben Kentish, Rob talks about the government's bonkers plan to ban laughing gas and how this policy will waste 10,000s hours of valuable police time.
The BBC explores the Lib Dem's bid to allow Londoners to make retrospective Ulez scrappage applications
Speaking to The Standard, Rob Blackie talks about the need to make Ulez more fair, and more targeted.