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
ONS A&E wait times: Conservatives have proven themselves unfit to run our NHS
Responding to ONS figures which show that in England, the percentage of A&E waits lasting over four hours had increased five-fold, from 8% to 42%, in a decade, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Feb 2024
Govt must commit to banning no fault evictions
Commenting on the news that Conservative Ministers are proposing watered down changes to protections for renters, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
28 Feb 2024
IFS analysis on NHS waiting lists shows "lasting damage" done by Conservatives
Responding to analysis by the IFS showing NHS waiting lists are highly unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels within the next Parliament, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
28 Feb 2024
Thames Water collapse plans: Government cover up
Responding to the Financial Times front page story on Thames Water, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and MP for Richmond Park Sarah Olney said:
28 Feb 2024
David Neal: Home Office must publish reports
Commenting on the remarks made by the former independent chief inspector of borders and immigration David Neal in today's home affairs committee, the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
28 Feb 2024
Lib Dems call on Conservatives to appoint Independent Islamophobia Adviser after two years of inaction
Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine has written to the government calling on them to appoint an Independent Adviser on Islamophobia after Conservative ministers have left the post vacant since 2022.
28 Feb 2024
Cancer survival rates: Lib Dems will put giving UK among best cancer survival rates at heart of priorities
Responding to research that shows the UK as lagging 10 to 15 years behind some other countries for cancer survival rates, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
27 Feb 2024
Lib Dems table motion calling on Parliament to rebuke Lee Anderson’s Islamophobic comments
The Liberal Democrats have tabled a censure motion, calling on Parliament to rebuke Lee Anderson’s Islamophobic remarks and calling for him to come to the House and apologise.
27 Feb 2024
Bathing Water announcement: Half-baked which does not ban sewage in swimming spots
Responding to the government announcing more designated bathing water locations, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
27 Feb 2024