Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Ed Davey: "The [National Audit Office] report reveals that the Conservatives are not doing nearly enough to prevent ... appalling crimes and keep our country safe ... instead the Tories have cut 5,000 police officers since 2015"

Liberal Democrats are celebrating a stunning by-election victory in Merton after storming to victory from third place.

London now has four Liberal Democrat MPs after welcoming Chuka Umunna to the party.

London showed it is a city of Remain as the Liberal Democrats topped the polls in London in the EU election. 

The Lib Dem team won 27% of the vote and three seats, as Irina von Wiese, Dinesh Dhamija and Luisa Porritt were elected as MEPs.

Liberal Democrat campaigners are celebrating a stunning set of local election results after gaining a record 703 seats.

We launched our EU election campaign on Friday with a simple message - every Lib Dem vote is a vote to stop Brexit.

“It seems Sajid Javid will talk about anything to tackle knife crime except the one thing that communities most desperately need: more police officers." ...  Ed Davey MP

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

Salary:  £60,000 - £75,000

Responsible to: 2020 Campaign Committee via Campaign Chair

Hours:  Full time

Tenure:  To 31st May 2020

Location:  Liberal Democrat HQ, Westminster, with travel across London as required

Closing Date: 5pm 7th May 2019. Interviews to be held the weekend of 11th/12th May.

Purpose:

To lead the campaign team and all campaign activity for the London 2020 Mayoral and GLA elections. Working with the Mayoral candidate and a senior campaign steering group, to set the campaign strategy and campaign delivery plan and to drive activity across a full range of fundraising, communications and policy activity. This is an exciting campaign with real potential for unprecedented cut through in London. The tone and ambition set by the campaign director should reflect that from the outset.

The Leader of Sutton Council, Councillor Ruth Dombey, has urged the Secretary of State for Education, Damien Hinds, and Prime Minister to take action on the funding pressures facing Sutton’s schools.

"Far too many young lives are being destroyed by an epidemic of knife crime, and Sajid Javid’s Knife Crime Prevention Orders will do nothing to stop it." - Ed Davey MP