Bathing statistics: Govt must overhaul industry and bring in “regulator with teeth”
Responding to the latest bathing water statistics, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
25 Nov 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Revealed: Brexit costing the UK £250m a day in lost tax revenue
The UK is losing £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
25 Nov 2025
Lib Dems: Government's changes to planning will "put the clock back decades"
Responding to concerns from conservation charities that the Government's approach to planning threatens to worsen declines in wildlife and special places across England, Liberal Democrat Housing and Communities Spokesperson, Gideon Amos MP said:
25 Nov 2025
Federal Party Press Releases
IMF confirms what the British public already knows - the sums simply don't add up
Responding to the IMF's criticism of Kwasi Kwarteng's budget and blaming it for higher than expected interest rates, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Bank of England intervention: Truss is bankrupting Britain
Responding to news that Liz Truss is sticking by her economic plan despite the Bank of England's intervention, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey MP said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
“Urgent inquiry” should be launched into Kwarteng’s secret Saudi dealings
In light of revelations in the Guardian today that Kwasi Kwarteng had secret meetings with Saudi oil firms, the Liberal Democrats have called for an urgent inquiry into his conduct.
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Families on Universal Credit face £290 hit to income if benefits uprated with earnings
Lib Dem Work and Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain accuses the Government of being “heartless” and says Liz Truss must act in next 24 hours.
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS earning stats show pay squeeze continues
Responding to the latest earning figures from the ONS which shows regular pay fell by 2.9% in real terms in June to August 2022, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Chancellor set to spook the markets on Halloween
Responding to the news that Kwasi Kwarteng's fiscal plan is being brought forward to Halloween, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spoksperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Benefits: Millions of people left in grim limbo after botched budget
Responding to the DWP Minister Victoria Prentis this morning refusing to confirm if benefit payments will be increased in line with inflation, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain said:
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Mortgage “ticking time bomb” as 3,300 fixed rate deals end every day
168,000 mortgage borrowers to be hit with expensive new deal between today and Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal plan expected on 23 November
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Conservatives facing ‘complete wipeout’ unless botched Budget is scrapped
Responding to Nadine Dorries saying this morning that the Conservatives would face a “complete wipeout” if there was a general election tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Oct 2022