Treat swimming pools and leisure facilities as critical health infrastructure, Lib Dems say.

Treat swimming pools and leisure facilities as critical health infrastructure, Lib Dems say.

Swimming pools and leisure facilities should be treated as critical health infrastructure and be protected by law, Daisy Cooper, the Liberal Democrats health spokesperson, tells Sky News.

Ms Cooper, also the party's deputy leader, says local authorities have seen a 25% cut in funding since 2015 and have suffered from the mini budget and energy cost increases.

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