Disabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon
The Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough had been due to force a second Commons vote on the change this September.
17 Aug 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems demand Govt 'heatproof' the NHS as ward temperatures surpass 40°C
Extreme heat inside NHS hospitals is creating dangerously hostile environments for both patients and healthcare workers, according to alarming new findings from the Liberal Democrats.
14 Aug 2026
Davey: The country is burning, reconvene COBRA immediately
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said: “The country is burning – devastating wild fires in the Midlands and the New Forest, hospitals dangerously overheating and the heat’s impact on our railways – and Andy Burnham’s only solution so far seems to be preventing...
14 Aug 2026
Pension Credit: A damning indictment of the government’s failure to protect pensioners this winter
Responding to the latest pension credit figures which show that show 53,400 people are still waiting for a decision on whether they are eligible for Pension Credit, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 Nov 2024
Homelessness stats: Lib Dems call for end to homelessness this Parliament
Responding to the latest figures for homelessness, Liberal Democrat Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson, Vikki Slade MP said:
28 Nov 2024
Ed Davey Launches Bid for Christmas No.1 Hit With “Love Is Enough”
Ed Davey has turned Ed Sleigh-Vey to take on Wham! and Mariah Carey in this year’s battle for the coveted Official UK Charts Christmas Number 1.
28 Nov 2024
Gambling Levy: We must go further
Responding to the introduction of a statutory levy on gambling, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport Max Wilkinson MP said:
27 Nov 2024
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire welcomed by Liberal Democrats
Responding to news that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:
27 Nov 2024
NAO: new government must show ambition necessary to rescue NHS dentistry
Responding to the National Audit Office’s comments saying that the “dental recovery plan is not on course to fulfil its ambition of an additional 1.5m treatments by the end of 2024/25” Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP:
26 Nov 2024
Work reforms: Scrap the NI rise for small businesses and cut down NHS waiting lists
Responding to the government’s White Paper on reforms aimed at addressing economic inactivity, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
26 Nov 2024
Bathing Water Stats: Industry must be overhauled
Responding to the latest bathing water statistics, which reveals that the number of poor bathing waters rose to the highest level since the introduction of the four-tier classification system, LiberalDemocrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
26 Nov 2024
Trump tariffs: government needs to put forward plans to Trump-proof economy
Responding to President-elect Trump’s statement that he will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and additional 10% tariffs on China, LiberalDemocrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
26 Nov 2024