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
Bathing water status: Shocking rise in poor ratings
Responding to the latest government bathing water stats which finds the number of "poor" sites has risen in the past year, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
1 Dec 2023
Just two in five GP appointments attended by a GP
The latest NHS data shows that just two in five (42%) of GP appointments for October were attended by a GP, representing the lowest figure since October 2021.
30 Nov 2023
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless this winter
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to urgently bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 34,850 were threatened with homelessness between April and June.
30 Nov 2023
Sunak and Cameron jets to COP: Wrong signal and waste of taxpayers' money
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak and David Cameron will be taking seperate flights to COP28, Liberal DemocratClimate and Energy spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
30 Nov 2023
PMQs: Davey slams Sunak as hospital-building pledge in tatters
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has slammed the Prime Minister’s response to his PMQ after Sunak said that the government was making progress on their pledge to provide 40 new hospitals by 2030.
30 Nov 2023
OECD Report: Hunt has no plan for growth
Responding to the OECD report which says the UK economy is set for the second-slowest growth of the world’s G7 advanced economies, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
30 Nov 2023
Funding to tackle sewage scandal slashed in Autumn Statement
Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement is confirmation that the Environment Department’s budget will fall by 11% next year, directly impacting the Conservative government’s attempts to deal with the sewage scandal.
29 Nov 2023
Childcare expansion a ‘fraction’ of what’s needed
Following news that the Government has expanded its free childcare provision for working parents, Liberal DemocratEducation spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
29 Nov 2023
Government 25% below cancer treatment target as charity says 20,000 deaths a year avoidable
The latest NHS data has revealed that just 61.3% of cancer patients are starting treatment within 62-days. The government’s target is 85%, which has not been met since 2015.
29 Nov 2023