Starmer must rule out conceding to Trump on digital services tax
Responding to reporting that Trump has threatened increased tariffs on countries that tax US tech companies, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, said:
26 Aug 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Dash Questionnaire “doesn’t work”: Urgent review into approach to domestic abuse needed
Responding to the news that Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has admitted the main screening tool used to decide which domestic abuse victims get urgent support "doesn't work", Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Josh Babarinde MP said:
26 Aug 2025
Reform press conference: Farage wants to follow Putin and tear up our hard-won rights
Responding to Reform's press conference this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said
26 Aug 2025
Afghan data breach: Govt must confirm how many other MoD super injunctions exist
Commenting on the Government using a super injunction for two years to prevent the public from learning about a Ministry of Defence data breach, which exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces, Liberal Democrat...
15 Jul 2025
Thames Water results: time for Govt to end "nightmare" and put Thames Water into Special Administration
Responding to Thames Water reporting a £1.6bn loss over the last year and sewage spills increasing by a third, Lib Dem MP for Witney Charlie Maynard said:
15 Jul 2025
Lib Dems slam “astounding” arrogance of Thames Water following hosepipe ban announcement
Responding to the news that Thames Water have issued a hosepipe ban across Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire from the 22nd July, Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot & Wantage Olly Glover, whose constituency is impacted, said:
14 Jul 2025
Adass survey should make Government “heed warning” they cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care
Responding to The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services survey which found that recent overspend by councils in England on their adult social care budgets was the highest in a decade, Liberal Democrat Care and Carers spokesperson Alison Bennet
14 Jul 2025
Trump state visit: PM should invite Mark Carney for official visit and to address Parliament
Responding to the date of Donald Trump’s state visit being confirmed, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
14 Jul 2025
Liberal Democrats warn Government do not have “their finger on the pulse” when keeping children safe online
This morning, the Chief Executive of Ofcom Dame Melanie Dawes has told Laura Kuenssberg there may need to be changes to legislation in order to keep children safe online. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to raise the age at which big...
13 Jul 2025
Lib Dems call for free tennis lessons campaign to boost “grassroots to Grand Slam” path as Wimbledon finals kick off
As the Wimbledon championship finals begin this weekend, the Lib Dems are calling on the Government to ringfence sports funding allocated at the Spending Review to give children in deprived areas free tennis lessons and equipment – boosting access to...
13 Jul 2025
GDP: Economic downturn puts “storm clouds” over businesses
Responding to the latest economic figures that show the UK economy shrank by 0.1% in May, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
11 Jul 2025
Lib Dems call for genuine reform of SEND support as cost for special needs children’s transport stands at £1.5bn
Shocking figures on the state of SEND provision in England analysed by the Lib Dems ramp up pressure on the Government to commit to genuine reforms to the SEND system, as the party called for children’s rights to SEND support to be protected.
10 Jul 2025