Badenoch Speech: “Liz Truss on steroids”
Responding to Kemi Badenoch announcing the Conservative Party would abolish stamp duty on primary homes, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and Deputy Leaer, Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Oct 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Ed Davey urges One Nation Conservatives to join Lib Dems after Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has written an open letter to One Nation Conservatives who feel abandoned by their party urging them to join the Liberal Democrats, following Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech today.
8 Oct 2025
NHS / US Drug Price Increases: Ministers must come clean
Responding to reports that the Government is proposing an increase to the amount the NHS will pay pharmaceutical firms for drugs, in a bid to steer U.S. President Donald Trump away from his threatened tariffs on the sector, Liberal Democrat Health and Soc
8 Oct 2025
‘Tutoring for the millions’: Lib Dems plan booster classes for almost 2 million children
Liberal Democrats will offer free small-group tutoring to 1.75 million children a year who struggle with their learning, the party’s education spokesperson will say today (23 September).
22 Sep 2023
Families in Blue Wall hit with £3,000 “Truss tax” in year since mini-budget
Homeowners in London and the South East have seen their mortgage payments rise by a staggering £3,000 in the year since Liz Truss’ shambolic mini budget, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
22 Sep 2023
Liberal Democrats call on Sunak to commit to maintaining fracking ban
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Prime Minister to personally commit to maintaining the ban on fracking after Liz Truss praised his watering down of key clean energy pledges and urged Sunak to lift the ban on fracking.
22 Sep 2023
Lib Dem conference will “fire starting pistol" on General Election campaign
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper has said the party will be using their Autumn Conference in Bournemouth this weekend to “fire the starting pistol” on its General Election campaign.
22 Sep 2023
Davey: This is not leadership from Rishi Sunak, this is putting the UK at the back of the queue
Responding to the Prime Minister's press conference where he watered down key clean energy pledges, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
20 Sep 2023
Davey: Sunak is trashing the economy of the future
Responding to reports that the Prime Minister is set to water down key clean energy pledges, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
20 Sep 2023
Lib Dems call for increase to apprenticeship pay as dropout rates soar
Apprenticeships in shortage occupations have fallen by up to 73%, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats reveal, while in some sectors three in four apprentices are dropping out before completing their course.
20 Sep 2023
Latest inflation figures will be “of cold comfort”
The latest inflation figures show that inflation has fallen slightly to 6.7% from 6.8% in August. Responding to the news LiberalDemocrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said:
20 Sep 2023
Sunak has failed to embrace the industries of the future
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak is considering weakening key clean energy policies, Liberal Democrat Climate and Energy spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
20 Sep 2023