Mike Cox, former leader of the Liberal Democrat councillors in Hillingdon, has been selected by Ealing & Hillingdon Lib Dems to be their local candidate for the GLA elections on 3 May.

Mike was approved by Lib Dem members from both boroughs at a joint meeting in Ealing on Wednesday night.

A practicing chartered accountant, Mike has lived in both boroughs and has two children, who both attended schools in Hillingdon.

Commenting on the reports that Hillingdon Council acted ‘Unlawfully’ by detaining Steven Neary during most of 2010, Mike Cox said,

“The Council is right to apologise to Steven Neary and his father for letting them down, but it is shameful that they are saying this was ‘difficult’ and hiding behind vague comments about ‘processes’.

In the last three years Hillingdon Councillors have spent £2,260,000 of tax-payers money on refurbishment of their own offices - the sixth highest council expenditure nationwide during this period - according to a recent damning report by the BBC.

Mike Cox has slammed Hillingdon Council for its continued detention of Steven Neary

Mike Cox said:

"When I first read about Steven's case I was appalled and dismayed that Hillingdon Council could act with such little decency. What makes me angry is Steven and his father Mark are still, after all these months, the victims of this outrageous disregard for their basic Human Rights and it still hasn't been put right.

Today's the day we get to find out how the deficit is going to be paid for. It's not going to be easy but I am absolutely certain - as I'm sure you are - that we cannot leave this massive debt for our children to pay off.

Mike Cox has hailed the announcement that clamping and towing away cars on private land is to be banned.

"There can't be a politician in the country who hasn't been told of a case of cowboy clamping and extortionate "fines" being charged. We've seen some horrendous cases in Ruislip Manor and indeed across the borough - including nurses and care service vehicles being clamped.

Mike Cox has told the tube's top boss that we should be thankful that no-one was killed or injured as a tube tube ran out of control on the Northern Line.

Hillingdon Lib Dems' Parliamentary spokesman Mike Cox has described as "scandalous" the news that surgical instruments at Hillingdon Hospital and Mount Vernon were contaminated with human flesh.

"While the Hospital Trust might describe this as a 'one-off aberration', it seems incredible to me that this appalling failure of basic cleanliness went undiscovered almost into the operating theatre itself. This is a scandalous state of affairs."

Following news that long serving Councillor Jill Rhodes is to step down at May's election, the Lib Dems have announced their new team to take forward the work for residents of Hillingdon East.

Martin Clark works with children and teaches road safety including to disadvantaged and disabled youngsters. He wants to help all young people get the best from life.

Mike Cox, Local Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency has today committed to:

• Promote the interests of Britain's pub goers
• Champion well-run community pubs
• Support the rebalancing alcohol taxation to support beer and pubs
• Press for reform of beer tie to deliver a fair deal for consumers
• Support the role of well-run pubs as solutions to alcohol misuse
• …