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
Rwanda bill: After days of chaos, this is no victory
Following the Rwanda Bill passing through Committee stage with no amendments, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
18 Jan 2024
PMQs: Sunak fails to commit to building promised new hospitals on time as repair backlog hits a record £11.6 billion
The Prime Minister failed to commit to delivering on the Conservative party’s 2019 manifesto pledge to build 40 new hospitals or to fix those that are currently crumbling when pressed at PMQs today.
17 Jan 2024
Inflation figures: Years of mismanagement has seen people's pay stretched
Responding to the lastest inflation figures, the Liberal Democrats Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
17 Jan 2024
Rwanda scheme won't work, even his own party knows it
Responding to the reports that Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke Smith have resigned, the Liberal Democrats Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
17 Jan 2024
Bug’s life: Over £450,000 spent on pest control in Parliament since 2020
Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs) from Liberal Democrat MP, Sarah Olney, have revealed £460,938 has been spent on pest control on the Parliamentary Estate since 2020.
17 Jan 2024
PAC Report: Govt failing to protect communities
Commenting on the PAC report for the inquiry on resilience to flooding, Liberal Democrat Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
17 Jan 2024
Houthi strikes: Lib Dems to table Bill giving MPs a vote over UK military action
The Liberal Democrats are set to table a Bill which will give Parliament a vote over military action. The Lib Dem legislation - dubbed the ‘War Powers Bill’ - will enshrine the right for MPs to approve military action into law.
17 Jan 2024
Machine guns & ammunition: MoD reveals list of almost 200 stolen items
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has seen almost 200 items stolen in the last year, including a decommissioned heavy machine gun, ammunition and night vision scopes, a Written Parliamentary Question (WPQ) from Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney has revealed.
15 Jan 2024
Record 420,000 patients faced 12-hour A&E waits in 2023
A record 420,000 patients waited more than 12 hours to be admitted to hospital from A&E in 2023, up 20% on the previous year, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
15 Jan 2024