Lib Dems celebrate Sunshine Bill victory
Max Wilkinson MP is celebrating victory in his campaign for solar energy generation technology to be included in all new homes as standard.
6 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Government listens to Liberal Democrat calls to end “corridor care” but cannot lead patients “up the garden path”
Responding to the Government setting out its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan which aims to eliminate “corridor care” following recent Liberal Democrat calls to “end corridor care”, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
6 Jun 2025
Lib Dems call on Labour Govt to rule out real-terms policing budget cuts as unsolved vehicle theft epidemic continues
House of Commons library analysis of official Home Office data on crime outcomes, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows a vehicle theft epidemic with the offence becoming ‘effectively decriminalised’. Almost 95,000 cases went unsolved last year.
5 Jun 2025
Sunak interview: People need help, not a PM instructing them to hold their nerve
Responding to Rishi Sunak's BBC interview with Laura Kuenssberg, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
26 Jun 2023
Hunt mortgage announcement: This is a sticking plaster for a gushing wound
Responding to Jeremy Hunt's announcement following today's summit with mortgage lenders, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
26 Jun 2023
Voter ID Electoral Commission report: “Outrage” that 14,000 people denied a voice at local elections
Responding to the Electoral Commission report on Voter ID which found around 14,000 voters were denied a vote at the local elections because they couldn’t show ID, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
26 Jun 2023
Hunt mortgage summit: Scrap tax cuts to banks and help homeowners facing repossession
The Liberal Democrats have called on Jeremy Hunt to reverse the £3bn of tax cuts being given to banks this year, and use the money to help struggling homeowners at risk of losing their homes.
26 Jun 2023
Penny Mordaunt refuses to back kicking Boris Johnson out of Privy Council
Penny Mordaunt has rejected calls from the Liberal Democrats to kick Boris Johnson out of the Privy Council, claiming that a “higher threshold” would be needed to do so.
26 Jun 2023
Mortgages: Sunak treating homeowners as “collateral damage”
Responding to Rishi Sunak ruling out support for mortgage borrowers as the Bank of England increases interest rates yet again, Liberal Democrat Ed Davey said:
26 Jun 2023
Mid Bedfordshire: Three Lib Dem by-election winners visit as party ramps up its campaigning
All three of the latest Lib Dem by-election winners are visiting Mid Bedfordshire today, as the party ramps up its campaigning in Nadine Dorries’ seat.
26 Jun 2023
IFS research: Conservative mortgage penalty hitting millions of homeowners
Responding to the IFS report showing interest rate hikes could see 1.4 million people lose 20% of their disposaible income, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
26 Jun 2023
Mortgages: 1,250 families lose homes since Mini Budget as country faces "tidal wave" of repossessions
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has warned that the government must act now to prevent a “tidal wave” of home repossessions, as mortgage rates continue to surge with another Bank of England interest rate rise expected today.
26 Jun 2023