Care Workers: Change is urgently needed to fix the mess the Conservatives made
Commenting on the government's Immigration White Paper, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Carers Alison Bennett MP said:
12 May 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Immigration: Clear plan needed to make it easier to recruit British workers for vacancies instead
Responding to the Government's new immigration policy, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Lisa Smart MP:
12 May 2025
Lib Dems table humble address to force Government to publish impact assessment of UK-US deal
The Liberal Democrats will table a humble address in Parliament this week to force the Government to publish its impact assessments of the agreement with the US announced last week.
12 May 2025
Government Pushed to Vote on Banning New Coal Mines
Today [Monday 17th April], Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords will be pushing a vote on their amendment to the Energy Bill which would prevent the Government from opening new coal mines in England.
17 Apr 2023
Roads ‘plagued’ with potholes taking over 18 months to fix
Individual potholes are taking over eighteen months to be repaired in some areas, new figures have revealed.
17 Apr 2023
Scrap Voter ID when Parliament returns on Monday
Commenting on today's warning from the Local Government Association not to underestimate the difficulties Voter ID will cause for local authorities, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
14 Apr 2023
NHS waiting lists rise to new record high as Sunak breaks pledge
The number of people waiting for NHS treatment has risen to a new record high of 7.22 million, new figures reveal today, despite Rishi Sunak’s New Year pledge that “NHS waiting lists will fall”.
14 Apr 2023
Fly-tipping “effectively legalised” as just one in 500 incidents lead to a prosecution
The Liberal Democrats have warned that fly-tipping has been “effectively legalised”, after analysis revealed fewer than one in 500 incidents last year led to a prosecution.
14 Apr 2023
Police red tape cut is "too little too late"
Responding to the Home Office announcement on cutting police force red tape, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
14 Apr 2023
Revealed: Over 3,000 “monster sewage dumps” last year
There were over 3,000 “monster” sewage dumps into Britain’s rivers and coastlines last year, up 63% on the previous year, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
14 Apr 2023
Doctor’s strike: Dock Health Minister’s pay for failure to settle strikes
The Liberal Democrats have called on Secretary of State for Health Steve Barclay and all other Health Ministers to have their pay docked for their failure to negotiate with striking junior doctors.
14 Apr 2023
Patients in rural areas wait 50% longer for ambulances
New figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed a stark rural and urban divide over dangerous ambulance delays, with heart attack victims in some areas waiting over one hour and forty minutes.
14 Apr 2023