Badenoch call-out for new Conservative candidates like an “arsonist running a firefighter recruitment drive”
Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s speech this morning, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, said:
28 Jan 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
China phone hacking: a major failure of national security
Responding to reports that China hacked the mobile phones of senior officials in Downing Street for several years, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
27 Jan 2026
Reform’s selection of Matthew Goodwin proves they are a party built on division
Responding to Reform UK’s decision to select Matthew Goodwin as their candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, Lisa Smart MP said:
27 Jan 2026
Ed Davey: get rid of Carer's Allowance cliff edge
Responding to news that the Government is set to increase the Carer's Allowance threshold, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
29 Oct 2024
Autumn Budget: NHS needs to be top priority to prevent winter crisis
Ahead of the Autumn Budget on Wednesday, the Liberal Democrats are calling for a rescue package for the NHS to prevent a winter crisis.
29 Oct 2024
Reeves announcement: Chancellor must prioritise investment in crumbling hospitals
Responding to Rachel Reeves's announcement that she will change the fiscal rules to allow for more investment, LiberalDemocrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Oct 2024
Government have “missed an open goal” on new football regulator, say Lib Dems
Responding to the government’s plans to establish an independent football regulator, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport, Max Wilkinson MP, said:
25 Oct 2024
Nearly 6,000 crimes went unsolved every day last year
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the previous Conservative government’s “legacy of failure” as new statistics reveal the extent of unsolved crime in the year ending June 2024.
25 Oct 2024
Octopus Energy: use windfall to stop Winter Fuel Payment cuts
The Treasury is reportedly set to receive a £1.5 billion windfall from Octopus Energy. The cost of reinstating the Winter Fuel Payments for this year would be £1.4 billion. Responding to the news, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper:
25 Oct 2024
NAO Report on SEN provision: "urgent reform" needed, say Lib Dems
Responding to the report, Munira Wilson MP, the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, Children and Families, said:
23 Oct 2024
LGA Conference: some councils see one-third of spending taken up by adult social care
Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesperson Vikki Slade has told the Local Government Association Conference today (23rd October) that councils face a "social care blackhole" in their finances
23 Oct 2024
Braverman: Conservative leadership candidates must rule out shadow cabinet role
Responding to the revelations that Suella Braverman forwarded government documents to her private email accounts while she was Attorney General in a potential breach of the ministerial code, Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General Ben Maguire MP said:
22 Oct 2024
