Thames Water fines: Govt should stop “wheeling and dealing” and finally put customers first
Responding to Ofwat staving off fines for the imperilled Thames Water, Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
27 Aug 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Farage u-turn shows he “has taken as much time reading his own plan as he does his constituents’ emails”
Responding to Nigel Farage appearing to u-turn today on his announcement yesterday where he suggested that women and children would be included in Reform’s deportation plans, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
27 Aug 2025
Mounjaro supply chaos: Lib Dems call for CMA investigation
Responding to reporting by LBC that the US manufacturer of Mounjaro will halt UK orders of the drug following Trump’s attempts to encourage America’s drug manufacturers to increase their prices in foreign markets, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care s
27 Aug 2025
Ed Davey launches Liberal Democrat general election campaign with call to “save the NHS”
Ed Davey will today (Sunday 26th May) launch his party’s general election campaign with a new battlebus in a marginal Blue Wall constituency.
27 May 2024
Ed Davey visits Gillian Keegan’s seat as Lib Dems target cabinet ministers’ seats
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is today visiting Gillian Keegan’s seat of Chichester, as the party looks to target Conservative cabinet ministers’ seats at the General Election.
25 May 2024
IFS: Tories have left British people worse off
Responding to the IFS statement on the state of public finances, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
25 May 2024
Michael Gove is running scared of the Liberal Democrats
Responding to the news that Michael Gove is standing down as an MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
25 May 2024
Chancellor rebuked by stats authority over tax-cutting claims
The Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Robert Chote, has rebuked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claims that his Government “brings down taxes”, highlighting that cuts to National Insurance will be “offset” by the freeze on income tax thresholds.
25 May 2024
Water company bosses' bonuses hit £54 million as Lib Demscall for Ofwat to be abolished
The Liberal Democrats have announced their plans for a new water industry regulator, amid national outrage at the sewage scandal.
25 May 2024
Renters Reform Bill: Another Conservative promise abandoned and left in a ditch
Responding to the news that the Renters Reform Bill has been shelved by the Government, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
25 May 2024
Redwood standing down: Conservative big beasts are running scared
Responding to the news that John Redwood is standing down in key Liberal Democrat/Conservative battleground Wokingham, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 May 2024
New price cap: Lib Dems would slash energy bills
Responding to the new energy price cap, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
25 May 2024