Rated 16: Lib Dems Plan Age Ratings for Social Media
The Liberal Democrats have today unveiled a new policy to protect children online, through film-style age ratings of up to 18 for harmful social media platforms.
16 Jan 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Jenrick joins Reform UK: This was a conman introducing a charlatan
Responding to the news that Robert Jenrick has joined Reform UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jan 2026
A&E trolley waits the worst in NHS history
Latest data from the NHS reveals that 2025 recorded the worst trolley waits in their history, with over 554,018 waits of over 12 hours. This follows Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey's PMQ yesterday where he raised an example of a 71 year old woman with ca
15 Jan 2026
PM speech: British people will take no lessons from Conservative party who have sowed the seeds of division
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
6 Mar 2024
Lib Dems call on Hunt to reverse NHS cuts as long-term sickness blows £3bn black hole in budget
Soaring levels of people out of work due to long-term sickness have blown a £3 billion black hole in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Mar 2024
Chief Inspector of Borders reports: Ministers running scared and ducking accountability
Responding to the publication of 13 long-awaited reports by the Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
6 Mar 2024
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to urgently bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 35,760 were threatened with homelessness between July and September.
29 Feb 2024
Angiolini Report: Harrowing yet important step for justice
Responding to Part One of the Angiolini Report, Liberal Democrat MP and former Police Officer Wendy Chamberlain said:
29 Feb 2024
Asylum Backlog: Time for real action from the Home Office
Commenting on the latest asylum backlog statistics which revealed there are still 128,786 people waiting for an initial decision on their claim, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said:
29 Feb 2024
Scrapping non-dom tax status: Sunak must recuse himself
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Rishi Sunak to recuse himself from any discussions within government regarding the scrapping of non-dom tax status, given his own family previously benefited from the scheme.
29 Feb 2024
Lib Dem peers call for compensation for sewage sickness victims
In today’s Liberal Democrat Debate Day in the House of Lords, the party will call for a compensation scheme to be introduced for swimmers and pet owners for those that have been sick after swimming in dirty water.
29 Feb 2024
ONS A&E wait times: Conservatives have proven themselves unfit to run our NHS
Responding to ONS figures which show that in England, the percentage of A&E waits lasting over four hours had increased five-fold, from 8% to 42%, in a decade, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Feb 2024
