Thames Water fines: Govt should stop “wheeling and dealing” and finally put customers first
Responding to Ofwat staving off fines for the imperilled Thames Water, Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
27 Aug 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Farage u-turn shows he “has taken as much time reading his own plan as he does his constituents’ emails”
Responding to Nigel Farage appearing to u-turn today on his announcement yesterday where he suggested that women and children would be included in Reform’s deportation plans, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
27 Aug 2025
Mounjaro supply chaos: Lib Dems call for CMA investigation
Responding to reporting by LBC that the US manufacturer of Mounjaro will halt UK orders of the drug following Trump’s attempts to encourage America’s drug manufacturers to increase their prices in foreign markets, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care s
27 Aug 2025
Almost 3,000 children end up in A&E due to tooth decay as Lib Dems call for an end to “dental deserts”
2,800 children attended A&E due to issues related to tooth decay last year, data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has revealed, up a fifth on five years ago.
14 Apr 2025
Cooper: Unprecedented legislation must be used judiciously
Responding to the passing of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill which aims to prevent the closure of British Steel's Scunthorpe plant, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Apr 2025
Davey on Parliament’s recall: Steel production is a matter of national security and all options should be on the table
Responding to the reports that the Government is recalling Parliament to discuss the future of British Steel, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
11 Apr 2025
Sunak honours list: “ID parade of political flunkies”
Responding to Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, said:
11 Apr 2025
Davey calls on Starmer to host world leaders’ summit on Trump tariffs
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to host a virtual summit of world leaders this weekend, to discuss a collective response to Donald Trump’s tariffs.
11 Apr 2025
Govt Ukraine support package is "small change:" Now we must seize Russian assets
Responding to the Government’s announcement of a support package for Ukraine, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire MP said:
11 Apr 2025
Shock analysis reveals longest sewage “spill” - including one which lasted a whole year
Liberal Democrat analysis of Environment Agency data reveals the shocking extent of sewage spills polluting British seas and rivers. This is despite water company bosses earning a collective total of over £20 million in the financial year 2023/24.
10 Apr 2025
Tories on Reform: “You couldn’t put a cigarette paper” between Badenoch and Farage
Commenting on Badenoch’s ruling-out of a national pact with Reform, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, said:
10 Apr 2025
Some areas see more than one in 10 waiting over a month for a GP appointment as “stark postcode lottery” revealed
One in 10 waits for GP appointments were longer than a month in some areas with a record 20.5 million waits of at least 28 days or longer last year, research by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, has revealed.
9 Apr 2025