Lib Dems call for COBRA meeting as Britain braces for second heatwave
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to hold an urgent COBRA meeting on this week's soaring temperatures.
30 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Davey: welfare review must listen to the voice of carers
Ahead of the statement on the welfare bill later today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said the Government’s review of the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must listen to groups representing family carers, as well as disability charities.
30 Jun 2025
Bob Vylan: hate speech has no place at Glastonbury or in society
Responding to Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury on Saturday, Liberal Democrat Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
29 Jun 2025
School Phone Ban: Another reheated Conservative announcement
Today’s latest announcement on a mobile phone ban follows two previous Government announcements which also outlined banning phones in schools. Commenting on the ban, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
19 Feb 2024
Staunton: Lib Dems demand govt releases all documents relating to the sacking of former PO Chair
Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
19 Feb 2024
Staunton interview: Horizon victims need swift and fair compensation
Responding to the allegations reported in the Sunday Times made by Post Office Chair, Henry Staunton, that he was instructed by a senior civil servant to stall on compensation payments to victims of the Horizon Scandal, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey:
19 Feb 2024
Maria Caulfield £8k severance payment a “slap in the face” for taxpayers
Responding to reports that Conservative MP Maria Caulfield received a severance payment of £7,900 after leaving as minister despite being reappointed seven weeks later, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
19 Feb 2024
Navalny death: UK must sanction all those on list immediately
Responding to the news that jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died according to a Russian media report, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
19 Feb 2024
Davey: Navalny's death at the hands of Putin, no doubt
Responding to the news that jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died according to a Russian media report, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
19 Feb 2024
Cancer care postcode lottery: Only one in four patients in some areas treated within 62-day target
Shockingly low numbers of cancer patients are being treated within the 62-day target in some areas of England, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
16 Feb 2024
GP figures: 18 million waited over four weeks for a GP appointment last year
Figures released by the NHS today show that there were 18 million four-week waits for a GP appointment last year, up 38% from 12.8 million in 2022.
16 Feb 2024
Rishi's recession has savaged the British economy
Responding to the UK economy entering a recession, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
15 Feb 2024