Tower Hamlets to host Europe and London Mayoral hustings

11.41.00pm UTC (GMT +0000) Sat 22nd Sep 2007

Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrats are delighted to be hosting a hustings for the European parliament and London Mayoral selections. We invite all London Liberal Democrats to join us for this important and exciting event at Oxford House in Bethnal Green.

The Liberal Democrats are currently selecting our candidates for London Mayor and the English Regions for the 2009 European Parliament election. Liberal Democrats have a fully democratic process for selecting our candidates, with all party members able to vote in a one-person, one-vote postal ballot to chose both who the candidates are and what order they will appear in on the regional lists.

The hustings will be held at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green, E2 6HG on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 1.30pm

Party members can also take part in the online hustings being run at forum.libdems.org.uk

There are 11 candidates for the European Parliament candidacy and 3 for the London Mayoral candidacy. The mayoral candidates are:

Chamali Fernando

Chamali Fernando, a barrister from Finchley. If elected Mayor Chamali will showcase London as the Capital City of the World, where Outer London Boroughs are not neglected at the expense of a flourishing Zone 1, presenting Liberal Democracy as the tonic for Londoners from all walks of life.

Fiyaz Mughal

Fiyaz Mughal, the Chief Executive of Enfield Citizens Advice Bureau and a councillor in Haringey; he was a Deputy President of the Party in 2006-7. If elected Mayor, Fiyaz Mughal will reduce and devolve urban planning powers to local authorities, push for further integration schemes for migrant communities and develop transparent recruiting procedures for Mayoral advisers.

Brian Paddick

Brian Paddick: former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Brian Paddick is now a Visiting Fellow of Ashridge Business School. If elected Mayor, Brian Paddick will introduce a series of radical and innovative policies that will help all Londoners to feel part of, and to be proud of, their capital city.

Let's put a Liberal Democrat Mayor in city hall.

You can find a full listing of the European and London Mayoral candidates and their contact details on the party website.

http://www.libdems.org.uk/party/european-selections.html

http://www.libdems.org.uk/news/story.html?id=13131&navPage=news.html

For information on travelling to the hustings feel free to contact the secretary of the Local Party, Stephen Clarke on: 07960 336 102