UK-US deal: would show “complete disrespect” to public if waved through with no vote
Responding to Keir Starmer’s press conference regarding the UK-US agreement, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
8 May 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: Trump tariffs, spiralling bills and jobs tax still 'hammering' millions of households
Responding to the Bank of England cutting interest rates to 4.25%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 May 2025
US and UK trade deal: Parliament must be given a vote
Commenting on reports that a US/UK trade deal will be announced later today, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 May 2025
Johnson Honours: Sunak's so called integrity has been broken
Responding to Boris Johnson's Honours list, Lord Newby, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords:
9 Jun 2023
Teacher stats expose recruitment and retention crisis
Responding to the new school workforce statistics, published today by the Department for Education, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson said:
8 Jun 2023
Burgarlies to be attended: An improvement considering 45,000 went unattended last year
Responding to the news that officers in England and Wales have met a target to attend every domestic burglary scene, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
8 Jun 2023
Sunak should put Johnson's honours list through the shredder
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak is set to accept Boris Johnson's honours list, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Jun 2023
Johnson "hosted friend" at Chequers: Public sick of subsidising ex-PM's legal fund
Responding to the latest reports in the Guardian that Boris Johnson hosted a close friend overnight at Chequers when Covid restrictions were in place, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
8 Jun 2023
Bike theft faces being ‘decriminalised’ as nearly 9 in 10 thefts go unsolved
New analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that in 2022, 65,809 bike theft cases across England and Wales were closed without a suspect being identified - a shocking 89% of total reported cases.
7 Jun 2023
OECD inflation prediction: This is a damning verdict on the Government's economic record
Responding to the OECD's prediction that Britain will have the highest inflation of any leading economy in 2023 and may miss its target to halve inflation, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
7 Jun 2023
£41 million remortgage bombshell predicted for June amid “summer from hell” warning
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found Britain is facing a £41 million remortgage bombshell this month. The party is demanding the Government take urgent action to stop people losing their homes.
7 Jun 2023
Police using 200-year old legislation to arrest hundreds of children for rough sleeping
Data uncovered by Layla Moran and the Liberal Democrats through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request revealed that police forces across the country have arrested 433 children over the last 5 years using the Vagrancy Act.
7 Jun 2023