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
Reeves has one month to save health and social care from £16bn “jobs tax bombshell”
The Liberal Democrats have warned Rachel Reeves that she has just one month to save the health and care sector from a £16 billion tax bombshell over the next five years.
6 Mar 2025
Badenoch siding with JD Vance over our armed forces
Responding to Kemi Badenoch defending JD Vance over his comments, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire MP, a former Captain in the Royal Military Police who served in Iraq, said:
4 Mar 2025
Vance comments: Mandelson must demand the Vice President apologises for his remarks
Responding to US Vice President JD Vance’s comments that Putin will not be deterred by “20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire MP...
4 Mar 2025
Medact and Warm This Winter poll: patients being “failed” by Govt’s “callous” Winter Fuel Payment cut
Responding to a poll published by Medact and Warm This Winter which found that 70% of health workers regularly see patients unable to pay energy bills, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
4 Mar 2025
Farmers protest: Govt must reverse “disastrous family farm tax” to do what is best for the future of the country
Commenting ahead of farmers protesting in Westminster today (4th March) over the Government’s family farm tax, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
3 Mar 2025
Lib Dems will “hold ministers’ feet to the fire” on SEND crisis reform
Responding to reports of the Government’s planned overhaul of SEND provision in England, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
3 Mar 2025
Davey: Farage "showing his true colours" on LBC phone-in
Responding to Farage’s comments to LBC callers this morning, Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
3 Mar 2025
Lib Dems call for emergency legislation on Monday to seize Russian assets and support Ukraine
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to bring forward emergency legislation on Monday in Parliament to begin the seizure of frozen Russian assets and support Ukraine.
3 Mar 2025
Defence spending boost: Lib Dems call on government to prioritise reversing 10,000 troop cut
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Prime Minister to make reversing troop cuts to the British Army the top priority for the government’s increase in defence spending.
3 Mar 2025