Yesterday London Region chair Jonathan Fryer outlined the timetable for selecting the party’s London Assembly and Mayor candidates. But who will be in the running to be the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London? As previously covered, Lembit Opik has publicly declared his intention to go for the selection. Regular readers of this site will

Over 1,000 women will meet on Saturday 12th November at Friends Meeting House, Euston Road for the FEM11 conference. FEM11 will play host to the first London Elections debate with the candidates for Mayor of London: * Brian Paddick, Liberal Democrats * Natalie Bennett, Chair of Green Party Women (for Jenny Jones) * Ken Livingstone, Labour Party * Boris Johnson, Conservative Party Chaired by Samira...

Jonathan Fryer, Chair of London Region Liberal Democrats emails party members in London with the news: The count has just been completed in the ballot for the Liberal Democrat London Mayoral candidate for 2012. The selection contest turned into a really close race, reflecting the excellent choice of candidates London members were presented with. I

London Assembly member Mike Tuffrey officially launches his campaign to win the 2012 Liberal Democrat nomination for mayor of London.

The election for London mayor will be of national significance, because despite Boris Johnson’s efforts to distance his personal brand from that of the Tory Party, the current London mayor is a class-war Conservative, and Cameron needs to hold London as a stepping stone to defending his government at the next general election. On Boris

The news that Lembit is interested in running for Mayor has produced a flurry of comment online from Liberal Democrats (such as Andrew Reeves’s piece) so over to you: what do you think?

The place for all London Liberal Democrats to be on the evening of March 18th is at the Polish Centre in King Street, Hammersmith! All party members are welcome to be a part of determining - and helping us take forward - what the Liberal Democrats will be doing throughout London over the coming

Ken Livingstone, former Mayor of London, in conversation with Calvin Tucker, co-editor of 21st Century Socialism. Part 3: racism, the media, his record as London Mayor, and plans for the future. Tucker:  As Mayor of London you built a multi-cultural coalition in the inner cities involving some middle class people, but predominantly black and white working

Lembit Opik’s plans to run for London Mayor have been widely trailed for some time and the man himself has taken steps such as a lengthy interview on London’s LBC radio station with Conservative blogger Iain Dale. His campaign for the Liberal Democrat selection has provoked many negative responses from Liberal Democrat members (such as

London Region Liberal Democrats have announced the candidates for the Greater London Assembly top-up list for the 2012 election. The shortlist is now final and London members will now be issued with a ballot to place the candidates in order of preference. The candidates, in alphabetical order, are: Jeremy Ambache (M) Steve Bradley (M) Emily