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
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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
Bob Vylan: hate speech has no place at Glastonbury or in society
Responding to Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury on Saturday, Liberal Democrat Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
29 Jun 2025
Ed Davey makes 4th Mid Bedfordshire visit and calls for GP funding boost
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Tuesday 29th September) become the first Party Leader to visit Mid Bedfordshire since Nadine Dorries officially resigned.
30 Aug 2023
Sunak must recall Parliament and call Mid Bedfordshire by-election now
The Liberal Democrats have urged Rishi Sunak to recall Parliament so the Mid Bedfordshire by-election can be called immediately.
30 Aug 2023
Nadine Dorries resigns: The people of Mid Bedfordshire deserve better than this circus act
Responding to the news that Nadine Dorries has finally sent her resignation letter to the Prime Minister, Liberal DemocratLeader Ed Davey said:
27 Aug 2023
Ambulances in England broke down over 7,000 times last year
Ambulances broke down a staggering 7,000 times across England in 2022, data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has found.
25 Aug 2023
Loo-less Britain: Number of public toilets falls by 14% in 5 years
There has been a 14% decrease in the number of public toilets in 45 councils since 2018/19 according to a Liberal Democrat FOI.
25 Aug 2023
Lib Dems to table "Dosser Dorries Bill" to force by-election
The Liberal Democrats are set to table a bill as soon as Parliament returns that could see Nadine Dorries suspended as an MP and a Mid Bedfordshire by-election triggered.
25 Aug 2023
Energy price cap: Government inaction means families and pensioners will struggle to to heat their homes again
Responding to the changes in the energy price cap, Liberal Democrat Climate and Energy spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said:
25 Aug 2023
Figures reveal one in two children did not see an NHS dentist last year
Nearly half (44.2%) of children did not see an NHS dentist in the last year, figures released by the NHS today (24th August) show.
24 Aug 2023
Immigration Stats: Time for Home Secretary to stop grandstanding and finally get serious
Released today, the Home Office’s own statistics show that the asylum backlog has reached a record high, with 175,457 people waiting for an initial decision on their claim as of the end of June.
24 Aug 2023