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
Revealed: One in eight have ignored a lump due to long GP waiting times
A shocking new Lib Dem poll has revealed one in eight have ignored a lump due to long GP waiting times. The research has also shown how in some cases people are even resorting to DIY procedures when finding possible cancerous symptoms.
16 Oct 2023
Peter Bone suspension: Sunak must remove the Conservative whip
Responding to the report from the Commons independent expert panel suggesting Peter Bone should be suspended for six weeks for bullying and sexual harassment, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
16 Oct 2023
7 Conservative U-turns and empty promises on prison reforms
The Lib Dems have demanded that the Conservative Government comes clean about the cost of their ‘dither and delay’ on prison reform as the party points to seven u-turns and empty promises on prison reform since 2015.
16 Oct 2023
12% fall in cases dealt with by courts as dangerous criminals spared jail due to backlogs
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of failing victims of crime as their inability to get to grips with court backlogs has plunged our prison system into crisis and could see sex offenders and burglars temporarily spared prison.
12 Oct 2023
NHS waiting list: Public are tired of waiting on this government that has given up
Responding to the news that the NHS waiting list has risen to 7.7 million, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Oct 2023
Lord Paddick to join the Metropolitan Police as a Non Executive Advisor
Metropolitan Police have announced that Lord Brian Paddick is joining them as a Non Executive Advisor (see release from Metropolitan Police)
10 Oct 2023
Liberal Democrats condemn the terrorism of Hamas
Responding to the terrorist violence by Hamas in Israel, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
8 Oct 2023
IFS Report: Schools are paying for “Government’s economic incompetence”
Commenting on the IFS report being published tomorrow showing that schools costs are growing faster than economy-wide inflation, particularly support staff pay, energy and food costs, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
8 Oct 2023
10 things Rishi Sunak didn’t mention in his conference speech
The Liberal Democrats have accused Rishi Sunak of being so out of touch he may as well be living on another planet, after highlighting ten pressing issues facing families which the PM didn’t mention once in his speech.
4 Oct 2023