Lib Dems celebrate Sunshine Bill victory
Max Wilkinson MP is celebrating victory in his campaign for solar energy generation technology to be included in all new homes as standard.
6 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Government listens to Liberal Democrat calls to end “corridor care” but cannot lead patients “up the garden path”
Responding to the Government setting out its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan which aims to eliminate “corridor care” following recent Liberal Democrat calls to “end corridor care”, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
6 Jun 2025
Lib Dems call on Labour Govt to rule out real-terms policing budget cuts as unsolved vehicle theft epidemic continues
House of Commons library analysis of official Home Office data on crime outcomes, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows a vehicle theft epidemic with the offence becoming ‘effectively decriminalised’. Almost 95,000 cases went unsolved last year.
5 Jun 2025
Almost 20,000 older people waited over four hours for an ambulance after falls last year
Almost 20,000 older people in England waited more than four hours for an ambulance to arrive after having a fall last year, more than double the number in 2019/20, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
19 Mar 2024
Four in ten say Conservatives are not the party of law and order
Lib Dem Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael will use his Spring Conference speech this weekend to slam the Conservative Government for poor prioritisation in the Home Office.
19 Mar 2024
Lib Dems call for free-to-air Premier League and other sports
The Liberal Democrats have passed a new policy at their Spring Conference calling for key sporting events such as Premier League matches, Six Nations Rugby, Ryder Cup and the Ashes to be legally shown on free-to-air TV channels.
17 Mar 2024
Ed Davey tells Lib Dems: kick out Conservatives to deliver real change
Full text of Ed Davey's speech:
17 Mar 2024
Ed Davey conference speech: 5 million doors to knock the Conservatives out of power
Ed Davey will today (Sunday 17 March) challenge Liberal Democrat members to knock on five million doors this year, “to bring the Blue Wall tumbling down, and get more brilliant Liberal Democrats elected to transform our country for the better.”
16 Mar 2024
Lib Dems propose Biden-style share buyback tax to raise £2bn for public services
The Liberal Democrats will today (Saturday 16 March) call for a new tax on share buybacks by large companies which could raise around £2 billion for public services.
16 Mar 2024
Heappey: Another minister abandons this failing government
Conservative MP for Mendip Hills, James Heappey has announced he will be resigning as defence minister and standing down at the next election.
15 Mar 2024
1,300 veterans put at risk of homelessness due to a no-fault eviction since Conservative government pledged to ban them
1,333 armed forces veterans have been put at risk of homelessness due to no-fault evictions since the Conservatives pledged to ban them in 2019, Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information requests to Local Authorities have revealed.
15 Mar 2024
Lib Dem MP calls for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration ahead of Parliament debate
Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson and London MP Sarah Olney has called for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration.
15 Mar 2024