Siobhan Benita has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for London Mayor. The election takes place in 2020 so she will be able to build on the high profile she built in 2012 when she ran as an Independent. Then, she ran a really impressive campaign and came within 8000 votes of our Brian Paddick.
Here’s her campaign video where she talks about what she wants to achieve in London:
Siobhan beat Lucy Salek, Dinesh Dhamija and Rob Blackie. It was really good to see on social media that they all had dinner together last night.
As a former senior civil servant, she has experience of making stuff work,in transport and the environment particularly so she has already proved her competence in two massive issues of concern to many Londoners.
She said:
I am delighted to have been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London.
I will show the Lib Dems can offer a fresh alternative to London’s tired two party politics.
Sadiq Khan isn’t delivering the right solutions to violent crime and only the Liberal Democrats can provide a genuinely public health approach.
The Tories have shown how out of touch they are with London’s values by selecting an illiberal, pro-Brexit candidate.
Only the Lib Dems have truly stood up for Londoners against Brexit and we will continue to be a strong, liberal voice for our city.
Vince welcomed the news: