Davey: NHS 10 year plan will be a “castle built on sand” without fixing social care
Ahead of the Government announcing their 10 year plan for the NHS today (3rd July), Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
One in five pensioners think they will leave ‘nothing’ behind due to social care costs as 10 year NHS plan set to be announced
One in five (20%) pensioners have said that they think they will not be able to leave anything behind to their loved ones after being hit with social care costs, a shocking new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Jul 2025
Cooper: Reform defection shows "the mask has slipped"
Former Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris, who was roundly criticised in 2017 after using the N-word at a public event, has defected to the Reform party and will lead for them on social care policy.
2 Jul 2025
Nearly 6,000 crimes went unsolved every day in 2023
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservative Government of overseeing an “unsolved crime epidemic” as new statistics reveal that more than 2 million crimes went unsolved in 2023, or 5,993 crimes on average every single day.
25 Apr 2024
Sewage: Conservative MPs vote to weaken Ofwat powers
This afternoon, Conservative MPs have voted in favour of weakening the water regulator’s ability to take enforcement action on water companies.
24 Apr 2024
Govt must ban no-fault evictions once and for all
Responding to reports that Michael Gove can no longer guarantee no-fault evictions will be banned before the General Election, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
24 Apr 2024
Sunak "empty promises" on defence as 10,000 troops cut
Responding to the government's announcemnet on defence spending, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
24 Apr 2024
Revealed: 10,000 council staff stuck on long-term sick leave
Close to 10,000 council staff are stuck on long-term sick leave with the number rising by a fifth since 2019, Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information requests have revealed.
24 Apr 2024
Campaigners ‘devastated’ as Conservative Lords block proposal to give victims access to free court transcripts.
Today, Conservative Peers have voted against an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill tabled by Liberal Democrat Peer, Baroness Brinton.
24 Apr 2024
18 minute ambulance target missed in every local area but one as potential heart attack and stroke victims left waiting over a day
Ambulance response time targets for potential heart and stroke victims are being missed in all but one local area in England, with average waits in some areas of over an hour, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
24 Apr 2024
Davey: Govt dementia adviser resigning shows treatment of carers is "scandalous"
Responding to the news that Johnny Timpson, who advised No 10 on its dementia strategy, has resigned, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
24 Apr 2024
Lords set to vote on proposals to cut cost of court transcripts for victims
Today, the House of Lords is set to vote on an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill tabled by LiberalDemocrat Peer, Baroness Brinton, which would enable all victims to request a transcript of sentencing remarks and judges summing up free of charge.
22 Apr 2024