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
Lib Dems urge further UK government sanctions to proscribe far-right Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich
Following the government's announcement of sanctions on settlers in the West Bank, Calum Miller MP, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, said:
17 Oct 2024
Poll: 1 in 4 reveal they are unable to work because they can’t get a NHS appointment
The Liberal Democrats will today (Wednesday 16th October) use their opposition day in Parliament.
17 Oct 2024
NI Rise: Chancellor needs to think again
Responding to Keir Starmer refusing to rule out a National Insurance increase for employers in the Budget on BBC Breakfast, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Oct 2024
Wage Growth falls: Govt must back small businesses as the backbone of our economy
Responding to the latest wage growth figures falling by 4.9%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Oct 2024
100 days since GE: Govt should act “bolder and faster” to tackle the issues the country is facing
On the hundredth day since the General Election, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to act “bolder and faster” to tackle the issues the country is facing.
14 Oct 2024
GDP: Last govt left our economy on life support
Responding to the news the UK economy grew by 0.2% in August, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
14 Oct 2024
WFP People’s Health Trust: every day we hear more about just how difficult it will be for millions of pensioners
Responding to the People’s Health Trust report that says vulnerable pensioners face ‘impossible choices’ around heating and eating this winter as a result of the government’s cuts to Winter Fuel Payments.
14 Oct 2024
Four in five NHS trusts missing cancer target as Lib Dems call for health service to be number one priority at the Budget
Responding to the latest NHS data which shows that 123 NHS Trusts, 82.5%, missed their cancer waiting time target in August of treating 85% of patients within 62-days of an urgent referral, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan
14 Oct 2024
Conservative leadership election: If this were an interview process they would've put the job advert up again
Responding to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick making it to the final round of the Conservative leadership election, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
14 Oct 2024