News - Daisy Cooper

Daisy warns that Thameslink will breach capacity in just 5 years’ time

Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, has issued a stark warning that Thameslink is set to exceed its current capacity within 5 years’ time, due to mounting pressures on the Bedford to Brighton line.

Posted on 23 February 202623 February 2026

MP receives award recognising efforts to champion diverse representation

Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, has won a Patchwork Foundation ‘MP of the Year Award’ recognising the contribution she has made to championing diverse representation in St Albans, and beyond.

Posted on 10 February 202610 February 2026

Daisy joins St Albans SEND campaigner in Downing Street, to deliver petition to protect children’s legal rights to SEND support

Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, joined SEND campaigners - including the co-director of Special Needs Jungle from St Albans - to demand that the Prime Minister protects legal rights to support for children with SEND, as his government seeks to reform the SEND system.

Posted on 16 January 202627 January 2026

Daisy presses Hospitals Minister for faster re-build of Watford General Hospital and for cancer services to be relocated to the site

Daisy Cooper MP has pressed the Hospitals Minister again to move the highly specialised Mount Vernon Cancer Centre to the Watford General Hospital site and bring forward the start date for the hospital’s re-build, in a 1-2-1 meeting with the Minister today (7 January).

Posted on 7 January 20269 January 2026

Office opening hours over Christmas, and useful contacts

The office will be monitoring and replying to correspondence throughout the holiday period, and we will respond as soon as we can. The team will be available to reply to urgent casework on all working days over Christmas and New Year.

Posted on 22 December 202522 December 2025

MP announces plans to reduce energy bills and slash VAT for St Albans hospitality and attractions

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans and the Lib Dem Treasury Spokesperson, unveiled the party’s plans to slash VAT for hospitality and attractions and reduce people’s energy bills, paid for by a new windfall tax on the big banks.

Posted on 14 November 202525 November 2025

Trailblazer footballer and St Albans City FC manager recognised in Parliament

Daisy Cooper, MP for St Albans, has tabled a parliamentary motion celebrating the achievements of Frank Soo – the first football player of Asian descent to play for England and a former manager of St Albans City FC – and the Football Association’s decision to award him a posthumous England Cap. Frank Soo played for […]

Posted on 20 October 202525 November 2025

MPs slam Ofcom for letting Royal Mail off the hook, after allowing reduced second-class deliveries

Liberal Democrat MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins have slammed the postal regulator Ofcom for allowing Royal Mail to abandon second-class deliveries on a Saturday, and cut them back throughout the week. This announcement comes shortly after data showed missed delivery targets in Hertfordshire.

Posted on 30 July 202530 July 2025

12,920 Hertfordshire children at risk of losing SEND support from government changes

12,920 children in Hertfordshire who have EHCPs (Education, Health and Care plans) are at risk of losing support, as it’s rumoured that the Labour government could scrap EHCPs - a legally binding document that outlines a child or young person's special educational needs and the support they are entitled to receive.

Posted on 15 July 202515 July 2025

Minister pledges to explore Daisy’s plan to tackle porous pipes plaguing chalk streams

Daisy’s campaign to require water companies to prioritise their upgrades to porous pipes which contribute to sewage pollution in chalk streams, is one step closer, following a meeting the MP had with the Water and Flooding Minister.

Posted on 11 July 202511 July 2025