Disabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon
The Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough had been due to force a second Commons vote on the change this September.
17 Aug 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems demand Govt 'heatproof' the NHS as ward temperatures surpass 40°C
Extreme heat inside NHS hospitals is creating dangerously hostile environments for both patients and healthcare workers, according to alarming new findings from the Liberal Democrats.
14 Aug 2026
Davey: The country is burning, reconvene COBRA immediately
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said: “The country is burning – devastating wild fires in the Midlands and the New Forest, hospitals dangerously overheating and the heat’s impact on our railways – and Andy Burnham’s only solution so far seems to be preventing...
14 Aug 2026
OECD forecast a “dire wake-up call”
Responding to the OECD forecast, which predicts that the UK is facing the biggest hit to growth from Iran war out of the major economies, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
26 Mar 2026
Sewage stats: waterways treated as open sewers while Govt offering nothing but recycled promises
The latest Government data has revealed that nearly two million hours of sewage were pumped into waterways last year. This comes almost a year after the Government announced it would be replacing Ofwat with a “powerful” new regulator.
26 Mar 2026
Lib Dems call for one-to-one midwife care for every woman in labour in £600m plan to end maternity care crisis
The Liberal Democrats will today (Thursday 26th March) announce plans for a £600m rescue plan to end the scandal of poor maternity care, including ensuring specialist consultants are present 24/7 on every maternity ward.
25 Mar 2026
Rycroft review: Farage must return “untraceable” crypto cash as digital asset donations set to be banned
Responding to the Rycroft review, which recommends the banning of crypto donations to political parties, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
25 Mar 2026
Inflation figures: Trumpflation is looming - Ministers must put in place a serious plan
Responding to this morning’s inflation figures for the year to February, which show the rate remaining at 3%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Mar 2026
Solar panel announcement: Govt must ensure panels put on “even more buildings”
Responding to news that developers will be required to install solar panels and heat pumps in all new homes in England as part of updated planning requirements published by the government, Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham Max Wilkinson said:
24 Mar 2026
Ed Davey launches Lib Dem local election campaign in Surrey: “We care about the communities we serve and the country we love”
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has launched his party’s local elections campaign in Surrey today.
24 Mar 2026
Farage should sack Hampshire mayoral candidate for 'deeply insensitive' comments about Jewish community
Responding to reports that Reform's Hampshire mayoral candidate described a Jewish community group as 'Islamists on horseback' in the wake of the North London arson attack, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
24 Mar 2026
Ed Davey: Local elections a chance to defend the Britain we love from Reform’s Trump-style politics
Ed Davey will today launch the Liberal Democrat local elections campaign with a vow to stop Reform’s “Trump-style politics” taking root in the UK and defend the “country we love.”
23 Mar 2026