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
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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
Workforce figures: public "desperately" needs a govt focused on getting growth back on track
Responding to the latest workforce figures, which show the labour market continuing to weaken, with higher unemployment and slowing wage growth, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Jul 2025
Davey speech warns of Farage’s plan to tie Britain to Putin’s Russia
Speaking at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has given a speech setting out his plan to halve energy bills by 2035 saying that it would be an “energy policy in the service of the British people”.
16 Jul 2025
Ed Davey calls for public inquiry into Afghan data leak and unprecedented superinjunction
Ed Davey has called for a public inquiry into the MOD data leak that put at risk the lives of up to 25,000 Afghans who supported the British campaign in Afghanistan, and the unprecedented superinjunction used to keep it hidden from the public for years.
16 Jul 2025
Lib Dems: Bolster energy security to tackle "stubbornly high" inflation
Responding to June’s inflation figure of 3.6%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Jul 2025
Ed Davey sets out plan to halve energy bills in a decade and takes on Farage’s fossil fuel myths
In a major speech on the economy today [Wednesday], Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will set out his party’s plan to halve energy bills for a typical household by 2035.
15 Jul 2025
Lib Dems on Reeves speech: "spaghetti junction of red tape" between country and continent
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech in which Rachel Reeves announced cutting regulation for financial services, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jul 2025
Afghan data breach: Govt must confirm how many other MoD super injunctions exist
Commenting on the Government using a super injunction for two years to prevent the public from learning about a Ministry of Defence data breach, which exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces, Liberal Democrat...
15 Jul 2025
Thames Water results: time for Govt to end "nightmare" and put Thames Water into Special Administration
Responding to Thames Water reporting a £1.6bn loss over the last year and sewage spills increasing by a third, Lib Dem MP for Witney Charlie Maynard said:
15 Jul 2025
Lib Dems slam “astounding” arrogance of Thames Water following hosepipe ban announcement
Responding to the news that Thames Water have issued a hosepipe ban across Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire from the 22nd July, Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot & Wantage Olly Glover, whose constituency is impacted, said:
14 Jul 2025