Starmer must rule out conceding to Trump on digital services tax
Responding to reporting that Trump has threatened increased tariffs on countries that tax US tech companies, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat leader, said:
26 Aug 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Dash Questionnaire “doesn’t work”: Urgent review into approach to domestic abuse needed
Responding to the news that Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips has admitted the main screening tool used to decide which domestic abuse victims get urgent support "doesn't work", Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Josh Babarinde MP said:
26 Aug 2025
Reform press conference: Farage wants to follow Putin and tear up our hard-won rights
Responding to Reform's press conference this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said
26 Aug 2025
Lib Dem bill set to pass Commons to end pet mutilation and “transform” animal welfare in UK
Liberal Democrat MP Danny Chambers’ Private Members’ Bill is set to pass the Commons today [Friday 4 July], with the Government backing the Bill. The vet MP said the move will “eradicate” dangerous puppy smuggling and end “serious public health...
4 Jul 2025
One in five GPs nearing retirement in some areas as Government’s 10 year plan risks “not touching the sides”
Thousands of GPs are nearing retirement age with some areas seeing close to a quarter aged over 55, research by the House of Commons Library commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
4 Jul 2025
Davey on GE Anniversary: Liberal Democrats pushing Government to go “further and faster” on NHS, care and economy
One year on from the 2024 General Election, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
3 Jul 2025
Davey: NHS 10 year plan could be “the most expensive sticking plaster in history”
Responding to the Government announcing their 10 year plan for the NHS, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
3 Jul 2025
Davey: NHS 10 year plan will be a “castle built on sand” without fixing social care
Ahead of the Government announcing their 10 year plan for the NHS today (3rd July), Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Jul 2025
One in five pensioners think they will leave ‘nothing’ behind due to social care costs as 10 year NHS plan set to be announced
One in five (20%) pensioners have said that they think they will not be able to leave anything behind to their loved ones after being hit with social care costs, a shocking new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Jul 2025
Cooper: Reform defection shows "the mask has slipped"
Former Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris, who was roundly criticised in 2017 after using the N-word at a public event, has defected to the Reform party and will lead for them on social care policy.
2 Jul 2025
Kemi Badenoch must expel Susan Hall for backing rival Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain - Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats have called on Kemi Badenoch to “show some backbone” and remove Susan Hall from the Conservative Party, after she joined the advisory board of Rupert Lowe’s new political movement ‘Restore Britain’.
2 Jul 2025
George Freeman scandal: Kemi Badenoch's silence is "following in Boris Johnson's footsteps"
The Liberal Democrats are calling for Kemi Badenoch to “come out of hiding” and immediately suspend the whip from George Freeman after he referred himself to the parliamentary watchdog for investigation, and accused her of “following in Boris Johnson’s...
2 Jul 2025