Thames Water fines: Govt should stop “wheeling and dealing” and finally put customers first
Responding to Ofwat staving off fines for the imperilled Thames Water, Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
27 Aug 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Farage u-turn shows he “has taken as much time reading his own plan as he does his constituents’ emails”
Responding to Nigel Farage appearing to u-turn today on his announcement yesterday where he suggested that women and children would be included in Reform’s deportation plans, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
27 Aug 2025
Mounjaro supply chaos: Lib Dems call for CMA investigation
Responding to reporting by LBC that the US manufacturer of Mounjaro will halt UK orders of the drug following Trump’s attempts to encourage America’s drug manufacturers to increase their prices in foreign markets, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care s
27 Aug 2025
GP and care home tax hike: Govt must not make same mistakes as Conservatives
Commenting on reports that GPs and care homes have voiced concerns about the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions announced in the budget, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
2 Nov 2024
Govt makes new commitment to create a 'national cancer plan' at Lib Dem led debate
Care Minister Stephen Kinnock has today made a new commitment to a “national cancer plan” during a Westminster Hall debate led by Clive Jones, Liberal Democrat MP for Wokingham.
2 Nov 2024
Budget: online gambling tax “a missed opportunity” for fairer NHS and care funding
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is calling on the Government to double the tax on online gambling firms as a “much fairer” way to raise money for the NHS and social care.
2 Nov 2024
Ed Davey: Exempt social care from National Insurance tax hike
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to exempt social care from the employer's National Insurance tax rise.
2 Nov 2024
Ed Davey: Social care is “elephant in the NHS waiting room”
Responding to the Autumn Budget, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Nov 2024
Budget: Family farm tax will hit rural communities
Responding to the Government's changes to Agricultural Property Relief, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
2 Nov 2024
Chancellor must deliver a Budget to save the NHS and social care
Ahead of the announcement of the Budget today (Wednesday 30th October), Liberal DemocratTreasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Oct 2024
Social Care Crisis: We need cross party talks now
Responding to Wes Streeting's comments on the morning round about the social care crisis, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
29 Oct 2024
Lib Dems: Labour's bus tax will hit communities
Responding to Keir Starmer’s Q&A in which he announced the £2 bus fare cap will be increasing to £3, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
29 Oct 2024