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
Visa earnings threshold: Another half thought through unworkable idea
Responding to reports that the Government has done a u-turn on raising the minimum income threshold needed to bring foreign spouses to UK, LiberalDemocrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
22 Dec 2023
Cutback Christmas for Brits as half buy fewer presents and change to cheaper supermarkets
A new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveals that as the cost of living continues to bite, many Brits are cutting costs this Christmas compared to last year.
21 Dec 2023
900,000 burglaries have gone unsolved since 2019, more than the entire population of Leeds
Nearly 900,000 burglaries have gone unsolved since 2019, new Liberal Democrat analysis of Home Office statistics has revealed.
21 Dec 2023
UK Stats Authority accuses Sunak of undermining trust in Government with claim to have ‘reduced debt’
The UK Statistics Authority Chair, Sir Robert Chote, has criticised Rishi Sunak’s claims that debt is falling as a percentage of GDP, saying that the PM’s comments have ‘undermined trust’.
19 Dec 2023
Moran shares harrowing account of family in Gaza
Layla Moran MP has updated the House of Commons on the situation facing her relatives who are sheltering in the Latin Church in Zeitoun in Gaza, after she secured an Urgent Question.
19 Dec 2023
Planning speech: Gove is rattled to his core at thought of losing to Lib Dems
Responding to Michael Gove’s speech on changes to housing plans, Liberal Democrat Housing, Communities and Local government spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Dec 2023
Local council funding package does nothing to plug gap in social care
Responding to the government's funding package for local councils, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Dec 2023
Michelle Mone: Lib Dems demand cabinet office inquiry into who knew what
Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson, Christine Jardine MP said:
19 Dec 2023
Record 1.2 million hospital admissions linked to obesity last year
There were a record 1.2 million obesity-related admissions to hospital last year, new NHS figures highlighted by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
18 Dec 2023