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
ACOBA: Lib Dems say ministerial payouts for disgraced ministers should be scrapped altogether
Responding to reports that the Government is abolishing Acoba, a Liberal Democrat Spokesperson said:
21 Jul 2025
Cunliffe report: "Wild West" of water companies must come to an end
Responding to Sir Jon Cunliffe’s report into the water industry including the call to scrap Ofwat, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron said:
21 Jul 2025
Water ombudsman: We need fundamental change, not another layer of bureaucracy
Responding to the Government’s announcement of a new water ombudsman to support customers, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
20 Jul 2025
Water pollution: People fed up with empty promises
Responding to the Government’s announcement that it will cut water pollution by 2030 and deliver a “water revolution” Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey MP said:
20 Jul 2025
Ofwat: Finally Govt listened to Lib Dems
Responding to reports that the Government will scrap Ofwat, Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
18 Jul 2025
John Healey accused of misleading Parliament over Afghan data breach
The Liberal Democrats have said the Defence Secretary John Healey appears to have misled Parliament over the Afghan data breach - and must “urgently come before Parliament to answer the question of whether he knowingly misled MPs and the public”.
18 Jul 2025
Lib Dems: water regulation in our country is broken
Responding to the news that the number of the most serious water pollution incidents went up by 60% last year, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Tim Farron said:
18 Jul 2025
Afghanistan data leak “devastating” — Government must launch inquiry
Responding to the latest reporting on the Afghanistan data leak, Helen Maguire MP, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson and ex-Iraq military captain, said:
17 Jul 2025
Voting reforms: Elon Musk-shaped hole in Govt's announcement
Commenting on the Government's announcement on voting reforms, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
17 Jul 2025