Lib Dems call for Thames Water special administration regime and mutualisation pathway
Responding to the Government’s rejection of the Thames Water rescue deal, Liberal Democrat MP for Witney, Charlie Maynard, said:
16 Jun 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call on Labour leadership contenders to back £20bn defence bonds boost
The Liberal Democrats have today written to Labour leadership contenders, Andy Burnham, Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner and Al Carns to commit to implementing the Liberal Democrat proposal for defence bonds should they become Prime Minister.
16 Jun 2026
Social media ban: cobbled together restrictions won't keep children safe
Responding to reports from The Times that the Government's social media ban will 'go further than Australia's', Liberal Democrat Education, Children and Families Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
15 Jun 2026
Broken hearts and bank balances as nearly £90 million lost to romance fraud last year
As Valentine's Day approaches, a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed a staggering epidemic of love seekers falling victim to romance fraud.
13 Feb 2024
Cancelled operations: Record one in four patients not treated within 28 days of cancellation
A record one in four (24.1%) patients weren’t treated within 28 days of their operation being cancelled between October and December last year, in a major breach of NHS standards, figures have revealed.
13 Feb 2024
£1.3bn cuts to NHS funding could pay for 32 million GP appointments
The Government’s planned real terms cut to the NHS budget could pay for England’s GP appointments for nearly 10 weeks, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
13 Feb 2024
Bonus ban for water company bosses still too weak and feeble
The Liberal Democrats have been calling for almost two years for bonuses for water firm bosses to he banned until sewage spills are stopped.
11 Feb 2024
Revealed: 1.5 million patients waited 12 hours or more in A&E in past year
A staggering 1.5 million patients in England waited 12 hours or more after arriving at A&E over the past year, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
11 Feb 2024
OfWat fines: A gimmick. Money should go back in people's pockets
Responding to the embargoed announcement by Ofwat, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
11 Feb 2024
Crumbling schools: Govt must stop sitting on its hands and speed up rebuilding
Commenting on today’s news that an additional 3 schools have been identified as having RAAC and 119 schools need to be rebuilt, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP said:
11 Feb 2024
No fault-evictions: PM must deliver on his government's promises
Responding to figures that show no-fault evictions spiked by almost a third last year, Liberal DemocratHousing spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
11 Feb 2024
17% spike in children's tooth extractions: If dental care under this Conservative government was a tooth, it would need extraction
The latest NHS figures show that there has been a 17% increase in the number of tooth decay related tooth extractions for children in 2022-23 compared to the previous year. Over the period there were 47,581 total extractions in those aged 0-19.
11 Feb 2024