Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
PM speech: Sunak should listen to the public and call a General Election
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
13 May 2024
IFS: Conservative party broken promises and neglect of NHS "unforgivable"
Responding to the IFS report showing that NHS spending has risen less quickly than the Conservative party planned in their 2019 General Election manifesto, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 May 2024
Maternity Care: Time Govt end postcode lottery
Commenting on the the Birth Trauma Inquiry, Liberal Democrat MP and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Baby Loss, Helen Morgan MP said:
13 May 2024
Bathing water: Govt needs to go further and stop sewage being pumped into bathing water sites
Responding to the government announcing new designated bathing water sites, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
13 May 2024
“Childcare deserts”: Some areas see one in four childcare places lost since 2019
Some areas of the country have become “childcare deserts” with a fall of more than 25% in childcare places since 2019, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
13 May 2024
GDP: Little cause for celebration
Commenting on the latest GDP quarterly figures, showing the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 May 2024
13 Conservative MPs standing down in Blue Wall seats threatened by Lib Dems including Zahawi, Raab and May
Around one in five Conservative MPs standing down are in Blue Wall seats where the Lib Dems are the main challengers, analysis by the party has found.
10 May 2024
Interest rates: Hammer blow for homeowners who were sold a false dawn of lower rates
Responding to the Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 May 2024
Ed Davey convenes “sewage summit” with council leaders as figures reveal spills by local authority
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today convene a sewage summit with Lib Dem council leaders, to discuss plans to take water companies and the government to task over the sewage discharges.
9 May 2024