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
BP profits demonstrate utter incompetence of government
Responding to the news this morning that BP has announced £7.1bn in underlying profit
1 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Scandal-ridden Home Secretary has no credibility left
Responding to Suella Braverman's comments calling refugees fleeing to the UK an "invasion", Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP, said:
31 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Braverman: One rule for Conservative Ministers and another rule for everyone else
This was not a one-off error, the Home Secretary has admitted breaking the rules on an industrial scale. Deliberately sending a sensitive government document to a friend without clearance is completely beyond the pale.
31 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
COP27: Boris Johnson embarrassing Rishi Sunak into attendance
As Rishi Sunak refuses to confirm his attendance at COP27, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
31 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Suella Braverman: Government must publish legal advice on detention of asylum seekers
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to publish the legal advice reportedly ignored by Suella Braverman that the government has been illegally detaining thousands of asylum seekers in appalling conditions.
30 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Liz Truss phone hacking story: Urgent investigation needed
The Liberal Democrats have called for an urgent investigation, following a report that Liz Truss's phone was hacked by Russian agents during the summer's Conservative leadership campaign but that the details were suppressed by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
30 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
COP27: Nadine Dorries as the voice of reason?
Responding to Nadine Dorries' tweet on COP27, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for the Climate Crisis, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
28 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems call for Suella Braverman to hand over texts and emails for future inquiry
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Home Office Permanent Secretary, asking him to facilitate the handover of Suella Braverman’s text messages, WhatsApps, and emails for use in any future inquiry into her misconduct.
28 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
COP27: Rishi Sunak must not turn his back on progress
Responding to the news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend COP27, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey MP said:
27 Oct 2022