Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
Thames Water: we need to see an outright ban on exec bonuses whilst sewage scandal drags on
Responding to reporting that the regulator Ofwat is expected to say on Thursday a £195,000 bonus awarded to the boss of Thames Water should not be paid for by customers, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
21 Nov 2024
Carers UK research: government needs to recognise the critical role carers play
Responding to Carers UK research putting the economic value of care provided by unpaid carers at £184 billion a year, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Nov 2024
Dentists left in the dark as government fails to assess impact of NICs hikes
The Liberal Democrats have revealed that the government made no assessment of its recent tax hike on NHS dentists.
21 Nov 2024
Inflation rises: Economic vandalism of the Conservative party lives on
Responding to inflation rising to 2.3%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
20 Nov 2024
Ed Davey speech at farmers' rally in Westminster: This Labour government doesn’t understand rural communities
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to think again and scrap the “cruel” Family Farm Tax, in a speech to a rally of farmers in Westminster.
19 Nov 2024
Farmers hit by 20% real terms cut to subsidies as Lib Dems call on the government to scrap the ‘family farm tax’
Farming subsidies have fallen by 20% in real terms since 2015 - equivalent to the loss of £722 million in public funding for farmers.
19 Nov 2024
GDP: Real growth plan needed from Govt
Commenting on the latest GDP figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Nov 2024
Family farms tax hike: Chancellor must meet farming community
Responding to reports on BBC Newsnight that the Treasury has dismissed calls from the Environment Department to soften the inheritance tax changes for farmers, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
14 Nov 2024
“Broken”: Government fails yet again to meet target to end 65-week NHS waits
Shocking new statistics have revealed that the Government has failed yet again to meet its target to end 65-week NHS waits, with the Liberal Democrats calling for an end to tax hikes on health providers and a rescue plan for care.
14 Nov 2024