Rob Blackie is the Lib Dem Candidate for Mayor of London

Prominent Lib Dem campaigner Rob Blackie has been selected as the Liberal Democrats' London Mayoral candidate for the election in May 2024.

Rob has promised to make the battle against rising crime in London at the centre of his campaign. "The Met must improve conviction rates for rape and serious sexual offences instead of focusing resources on 'trivial crimes' such as possession of cannabis or laughing gas", he said.

“Sadiq Khan has failed to tackle rape and other serious crimes over the last seven years and Labour are committed to the worst possible priorities for the police - arresting people for laughing gas rather than spending time on serious crimes,” he said.

Rob is a life-long Lib Dem, he served as Charles Kennedy’s Director of Research during the Iraq War and has since been a London Assembly candidate at each election since 2012. He spearheaded the award-winning Breaking Putin’s Censorship campaign, which uses digital advertising to get independent news about the war in Ukraine to people in Russia.

“For far too long people in London have been let down by Labour and the Conservative plan for London shows that they are not serious about tackling our city’s problems.”

Lib Dem Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon welcomed the news of Rob's selection. "Sadiq Khan has taken his eye off the ball when it comes to keeping Londoners safe. The Met Police is in special measures and in London last year there were over 37,000 burglaries reported and yet for one in three, the police didn't even bother to turn up to investigate."

“The Conservatives have given up on London and are out of touch with a liberal London. Rob and the Liberal Democrats will offer the progressive alternative to Labour’s shortcomings whether that is on crime, the environment or London’s economy.”