Amos maternity report: Streeting must apologise for "dismal failure"

EMBARGO: 00.01 Thursday 26 February 2026

Responding to Baroness Amos' interim report as Chair of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, Liberal Democrat Health and Care spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:

"From collapsing ceilings in maternity units, to rising injuries and deaths, we have accepted the unacceptable for British women. How much more suffering will the government permit?  How many more reports do they need before they act?

“Wes Streeting should apologise for the dismal failure to end this scandal after 18 months of Labour drift, which has left things little better than under the Conservatives.

“Right now the Government are only paying lip service to maternity safety. I urge them to implement Liberal Democrat calls for a maternity rescue package that brings every unit up to good standards of safety,  reverses Labour cuts to ringfenced funding for improving maternity care, and implements the dozens of untouched recommendations from previous inquiries into this scandal."

ENDS