Rejoining Erasmus: Welcome announcement after years of Lib Dem campaigning
Following the Government announcement that the UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme, Liberal Democrat Universities and Skills Spokesperson Ian Sollom MP said:
17 Dec 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Abramovich must face end of year deadline for legal proceedings
Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement of legal proceedings to unlock the Abramovich funds for Ukraine, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson, said:
17 Dec 2025
Inflation figures: this is not 'job done' for the Govt
Responding to inflation figures falling to 3.2%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Dec 2025
NAO Health Report: Heart of govt's agenda must be rescuing the NHS
Responding to the National Audit Office report which said that the 'scale of the challenges facing the NHS today and foreseeable in the years ahead is unprecedented', Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Jul 2024
Lib Dem amendment to the King's Speech selected for vote
The Liberal Democrat amendment to the King’s Speech has been selected for a vote expected around 7pm this evening.
23 Jul 2024
Lib Dems demand clarity on IT outage impact on patients
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Health Secretary demanding to know how many patients were affected by the IT issues which hit the country last Friday and what action he will take in order to minimise the issues for affected patients.
23 Jul 2024
Lib Dems table King’s Speech amendment to “rescue social care” as half of care homes lost in some areas
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the King’s Speech to rescue social care, as figures reveal the number of care homes in England has fallen by close to 1,500 since 2018.
23 Jul 2024
ICJ opinion: UK should recognise the independent state of Palestine
Responding to today’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
23 Jul 2024
IT outage: Government urged to call COBRA meeting
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to hold a COBRA meeting to coordinate an urgent response to the IT outage causing major disruption including to airlines, railways and GP surgeries.
19 Jul 2024
Covid Inquiry Report must be a moment for change
Commenting on the first Covid Inquiry Report, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
18 Jul 2024
Child Poverty: Right that govt looks at how to tackle child poverty after economic damage by Conservatives
Responding to news that the government has created a ministerial taskforce to tackle child poverty, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
18 Jul 2024
King's Speech: Fixing NHS and care must be a priority
Commenting ahead of the King’s Speech tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
18 Jul 2024