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.
Lib Dem Gareth Roberts "The Mayor broke his promise of a 24/7 police station in every borough, and today Labour and the Greens voted to let him get away with it."
Sarah Olney MP: "We need an emergency VAT cut now to protect the entire hospitality sector before it collapses."
"People are being fleeced by a system that restricts their rights in a way that is indefensible in the 21st century"
Councillor Jonathan Oxley: [Ealing] Council's failure to treat a child with speech and language impairments for a year is reprehensible but not unexpected given Labour's poor track record on children services.
Luke Taylor: "plans for a Chinese super-embassy has threatened London’s security and endangered our Hong Konger communities"
The Metropolitan Police wrongly hired over 100 police officers after relaxing vetting standards