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
Federal Party Press Releases
Boris Johnson’s legal fund could have paid for 88,532 free school meals
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Rishi Sunak to cancel Boris Johnson’s partygate legal fund, as analysis by the party reveals the money could have been used to fund over 88,500 free school meals for children.
27 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems call for COBRA meeting as fruit and veg disappears from supermarkets
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to convene an emergency COBRA meeting after supermarkets, including Tesco, Aldi, ASDA and Morrissions, have placed limits on the amount of fruit and vegetables consumers can buy.
23 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
PMQs: Lib Dems slam Sunak on new hospitals broken promise
The Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and two Liberal Democrat MPs have today slammed the Prime Minister on the Conservative government's broken promise to build 40 new hospitals.
22 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Voter ID: Govt dragged to the Commons to answer questions over botched rollout
Liberal Democrats secured an Urgent Question on the rollout of voter identification plans and questioned the Minister for Local Government, Lee Rowley. This comes on the heels of reports showing that under 21,000 had applied out of the 2 million people estimated to need the certificates.
21 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Prepayment meters: What did Shapps know and when?
Ofgem are set to conduct a targeted investigation into British Gas after it was revealed by the Times that they had forcibly installed prepayment meters.
21 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Debt Figures: The mess left by Liz Truss and the Govt
Responding to new ONS figures showing the scale of UK government borrowing, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
21 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
DEFRA reheats sewage announcement from 165 days ago
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the Conservative government for repeating a request to water companies to publish their plans to tackle sewage discharges, just 165 days after an almost identical announcement.
20 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
SEND school overcrowding 'outrageous' and 'appalling'
Respoding to a BBC investigation that reveals SEND schools are overcrowded and children are learning in cupboards, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
20 Feb 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Hundreds of sewage leaks in England’s hospitals over the last year
Freedom of Information Requests by the Liberal Democrats to NHS Trusts has revealed in the past twelve months there has been a staggering 456 sewage leaks in England’s hospitals. 55 NHS Trusts provided responses which reveal the shocking state of the country’s hospitals.
17 Feb 2023