Major special educational needs reforms to come ‘in due course’ – minister It comes after the National Audit Office found the current system is ‘financially unsustainable’. Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024
Lib Dems to call for free school meals for all children in poverty The party says the change would benefit a further 900,000 children The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024
Thames Water pumped at least 72bn litres of sewage into Thames since 2020 Exclusive: Lib Dems call for water companies to be more transparent with their data on sewage spills The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2023
Keegan reaffirms ‘children-not-in-school’ register pledge but no timeline given The Education Secretary was opening the second day of the King’s Speech debate in the Commons. The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023
Embed activity into school curriculum for ‘happier’ population, politicians told A letter from organisations including Parkrun told party leaders to unlock the potential of physical activity to tackle ‘a mental health crisis’. The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023
Lib Dems would double shared parental pay and increase leave Munira Wilson told party’s conference many men could not afford to spend time with their babies The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2023
Lib Dems would seek ‘root-and-branch’ reform of post-Brexit relationship – Davey The party has suggested a four-stage road map to ‘rebuilding’ the UK’s relationship with the EU. The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Statutory shared parental pay would be doubled under Lib Dem proposals New parents are currently eligible for 37 weeks of shared paid leave, which the party wants to extend to 46 weeks. The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Lib Dems promise to double statutory pay for parental leave Exclusive: Ed Davey’s party to offer huge increase in payments and expand time off by nine weeks The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Lib Dems pledge £390m a year to support struggling pupils with targeted tutoring The party wants to make tutoring a permanent fixture in England’s schools. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Thames Water outage: List of places across London left without water Here is a list of places in London left experiencing low water pressure or no water at all The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
Are rail passengers being overcharged by apps? Can you claim back money ? Tory MP Chris Loder wants the competition watchdog to examine if rail ticketing apps are not offering travellers the cheapest option Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2023
Lib Dems back free school meals campaign, piling fresh pressure on Labour The party's education spokeswoman Munira Wilson told the Mirror that supporting the policy was a "no-brainer" which boost children's health and concentration in class Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023
1.7 million kids in households struggling to get enough food - with North East worst hit Analysis also found that 800,000 children were deemed to be living in households with 'very low food security', meaning their family were forced to resort to skipping meals or reduced portion sizes Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023
The Independent UK · May 4, 2023 British children left stranded in Afghanistan after father killed by car bomb Exclusive: Brother of victim is calling on UK government to evacuate his family from the Taliban-run country
Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023 Parents hit by 'cost of eating crisis' as price of school lunches rockets by a third Free school meals funding has failed to keep up with the rising cost of food meaning schools are forced to make up the difference from teaching budgets, it has been warned
The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023 ‘Cost of eating’ crisis: price of school lunches up by a third in parts of England Exclusive: Increases since 2019 also outstrip funding for free school meals as costs jump, Lib Dems find
The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2023 Cost of visit to Hampton Court gardens goes from free to as much as £29 Dismayed locals and Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson are calling on palace to reconsider large fees
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Learners falling victim to flourishing black market in driving tests – MP Lib Dem Munira Wilson said third parties are using ‘bots’ to snap up slots on the Government’s own website.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023 ‘The tragic cost of under-investment’: asbestos blamed for 150 deaths of school and hospital workers in England Unsafe buildings could still be putting staff at risk of cancer through contact with the material, warn unions, experts and MPs
Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2023 Students who fail their maths GCSE ‘doomed to a cycle of exam resits’ A ‘staggeringly low’ proportion of pupils pass after resitting maths exams, MPs have been told
Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023 Vulnerable children kept waiting hundreds of days for mental health treatment Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Munira Wilson branded the situation 'disgraceful' and said that children in dire need of help had been left to suffer
The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2022 Scrapping tax cut for banks for just one week could feed 1.9 million children, Sunak told Exclusive: Pausing cuts could fund holiday vouchers for all pupils receiving free school meals, analysis shows
Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2022 Fury as no trains from more than 40 stations in and outside London despite no strikes Network Rail is warning that passengers should only travel ‘if absolutely necessary’ on Christmas Eve given planned strike action
Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022 Reward Marcus Rashford by giving more kids free school meals, Rishi Sunak told The England star, who shamed the Tories into feeding needy kids in the holidays during the pandemic, has campaigned to widen eligibility for the free school meals scheme