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
Shock poll reveals Brits “crisis of confidence” in police turning up
A new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has found that nearly half of UK adults aren’t confident that the police would turn up and properly investigate if they were the victim of some crimes.
4 Nov 2023
Layla Moran urges PM to publish legal advice on Israel-Gaza conflict
The Liberal Democrats are urging Rishi Sunak to publish in full the Government’s legal advice on possible breaches of international humanitarian law in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
3 Nov 2023
Bob Stewart: Sunak must remove the whip
Responding to news that Conservative MP Bob Stewart has been found guilty of racially abusing an activist, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
3 Nov 2023
More than 120 Met officers still working as normal while under investigation for sexual or domestic abuse
129 Met police officers are still working on the frontline while under investigation for allegations of sexual or domestic abuse, a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
3 Nov 2023
Interest rates: Cold comfort for the millions of hardworking families
Responding to the latest interest rates decision, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Nov 2023
Crime victims waiting 13 hours for police to attend priority calls
Shocking new figures have revealed for the first time the local areas in the country with the slowest police response times.
2 Nov 2023
Davey: Conservative Ministers failed bereaved families
Responding to the COVID Inquiry that heard Boris Johnson was "obsessed with older people accepting their fate and letting the young get on with life and the economy going", Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
2 Nov 2023
Reynolds: Number 10 Culture of Chaos laid bare
Responding to Martin Reynolds statements at the COVID inquiry, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
30 Oct 2023
HSBC profits: Govt cut taxes for big banks over protecting people's mortgages
Responding to HSBC announcing it made quarterly profits of £6.35 billion, boosted by higher interest rates, and more than double what they were through the same period last year, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
30 Oct 2023