Our prison system shouldn't rely on prisoners handing themselves back in
Responding to the news that William Smith from Woking has returned himself to Wandsworth Prison, Liberal Democrat MP for Woking, Will Forster said:
6 Nov 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Statement from Woking MP on escaped prisoner: Public deserves full explanation from Govt
Responding to reports that a second prisoner has escaped from Wandsworth prison this week, who was a resident in Woking, where most of his offenses took place, Liberal Democrat MP for Woking, Will Forster said:
5 Nov 2025
Prison release: Lammy must return to Parliament this afternoon
Commenting on reports that a second migrant sex offender has accidentally been released, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
5 Nov 2025
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS pay figures: Chancellors have fanned the flames of this cost of living crisis
Responding to this morning's latest ONS earnings and unemployment figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
18 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
PC David Carrick: Lib Dems call for immediate investigation
Responding to the news that Metropolitan Police Officer David Carrick has committed 40 attacks on women making him one of the worst sexual offenders in modern criminal history, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey said:
18 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
It’s Blue Wall Monday and families are paying the price
Today marks Blue Monday when Brits are left counting up their Christmas bills. For families in the Blue Wall, there is an additional hit to their finances: The Conservative Government.
16 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems call for partygate conduct inquiry in ethics advisor’s ‘first test’ in post
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government’s new independent ethics advisor, Sir Laurie Magnus, to open an inquiry into the conduct of Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Cabinet Ministers during lockdown parties.
15 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Harper: Govt could have stopped strike misery months ago
Responding to Mark Harper on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg indicating he is hopeful for a deal to resolve the rail strikes, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
15 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak: Refusal to back NHS funding boost is "shameful"
Responding to Rishi Sunak's morning round where he refused to back calls for an NHS funding boost, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
GDP Stats: British economy continues to stagger on
Responding to ONS GDP statistics which show the economy shrank 0.3% in the three months to November, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Three in four say expect to stay in a hospital corridor due to overcrowded A&Es
Almost three in four (74%) adults expect to have to stay in a hospital corridor due to a lack of hospital beds, a shocking new poll has revealed.
13 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Thames Water plans: Conservative Govt needs to get their act together
Responding to news that Thames Water has proposed to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from the Thames and replace it with treated effluent from the large Mogden sewage works in West London, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
12 Jan 2023