Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
Davey: Starmer must recall Parliament over Ukraine plans
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to recall Parliament to discuss plans to defend Ukraine following the emergency European summit held in Paris yesterday.
18 Feb 2025
NHS compensation: pay outs more than double in less than a decade hitting record of nearly £3bn
The NHS paid out a record £2.8 billion in compensation last year, up from £1.2 billion less than a decade ago, research by the House of Commons Library commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
17 Feb 2025
Davey backs British boots on the ground in Ukraine and calls for troop cut to be reversed
Ed Davey has lent his support to Government plans to send British peacekeeper troops to Ukraine - and called on Starmer to reverse the Conservative 10,000 troop cut to the British Army.
17 Feb 2025
Badenoch speech: Competing with Farage to fawn over Donald Trump
Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s speech at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Feb 2025
Shock poll reveals one in five think their local hospital buildings are unsafe as people fear rat infestations and collapsing roofs
A shocking new poll, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, has found that one in five (19%) people think that the quality of their local hospital building infrastructure makes it an unsafe place to be treated
17 Feb 2025
CIPD survey: Chancellor’s job’s tax a “millstone around the neck” of the economy
Responding to a CIPD survey of UK employers that found that the rise in national insurance had prompted widespread plans to cut hiring and increase redundancies, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Feb 2025
King’s Fund survey: scale of NHS admin problem is “shocking”
New polling from The King’s Fund, in collaboration with Healthwatch England and National Voices.
16 Feb 2025
Govt is leaving UK steel industry dangerously exposed to Trump's tariffs
Responding to the government's plans for the UK's steel industry, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Feb 2025
Cost of delay: repair bill at pushed back new hospitals could hit £6bn by time construction starts
The total repair backlogs at the delayed new hospital sites could reach an estimated £5.7 billion, research by the Liberal Democrat has revealed.
16 Feb 2025