FIRS scheme has a “China-shaped hole”, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS)’s publication today, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
1 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call for COBRA meeting as Britain braces for second heatwave
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to hold an urgent COBRA meeting on this week's soaring temperatures.
30 Jun 2025
Davey: welfare review must listen to the voice of carers
Ahead of the statement on the welfare bill later today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said the Government’s review of the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must listen to groups representing family carers, as well as disability charities.
30 Jun 2025
Watchdog failing to audit water companies - Lib Dems call for inquiry
Responding to reports that say that 36% of Environment Agency audits of water companies were not carried out or their records are missing, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP said:
14 Sep 2023
PMQs: Davey raises Sunak’s failure on cancer as 22,000 people wait more than 4 months for treatment
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey criticised the Conservative government’s record on cancer treatment as he revealed at PMQs that 22,123 people waited four months to start urgent treatment for cancer last year.
13 Sep 2023
Nutrient Neutrality: Lib Dems to vote against removing water pollution rules
Today in the House of Lords, the Liberal Democrats are voting against the Secretary of Housing Michael Gove’s plan to remove EU anti-water pollution laws- so called ‘nutrient neutrality’ rules in order to build more houses.
13 Sep 2023
GDP stats: Sunak has failed to get a grip on the economy
Responding to latest GDP stats which show the UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July 2023, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Sep 2023
Govt may have broken law over sewage: "Environmental vandalism on an industrial scale"
Responding to the news that the UK’s environment watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection, has said that the government may have broken the law over how it regulated sewage releases, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
13 Sep 2023
NHS staff cannot be left to suffer in silence
Responding to the news that female surgeons are being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some incidences raped by colleagues, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Sep 2023
Wage Figures: Sunak must commit to triple lock now
Responding to today's wage figures which would be used to uprate pensions, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
12 Sep 2023
Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff waiting for driver training despite deadly delays
Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff across the country are waiting to complete essential driver training, new data from the Liberal Democrats has shown. This is despite dangerous delays to response times and a shortage of ambulance drivers.
12 Sep 2023
Liberal Democrats open second office in Mid-Bedfordshire as campaign ramps up
The Liberal Democrats have opened their second office in Mid-Bedfordshire as their campaign ramps up ahead of polling day next month.
12 Sep 2023