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
Water firms receive £100 million tax cut last year despite sewage scandal
New research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed water firms received almost £97.1 million in tax rebates last year after the government slashed taxes on the industry.
30 Aug 2023
Travel chaos: The government should pay compensation within 24 hours to all those affected
Commenting on the continuing travel chaos at UK airports, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said:
30 Aug 2023
Air traffic control: PM must hold an urgent COBRA meeting
The Liberal Democrats have urged Rishi Sunak to call an urgent COBRA meeting after UK air traffic control systems have been hit with a “technical issue.”
30 Aug 2023
Ed Davey makes 4th Mid Bedfordshire visit and calls for GP funding boost
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Tuesday 29th September) become the first Party Leader to visit Mid Bedfordshire since Nadine Dorries officially resigned.
30 Aug 2023
Sunak must recall Parliament and call Mid Bedfordshire by-election now
The Liberal Democrats have urged Rishi Sunak to recall Parliament so the Mid Bedfordshire by-election can be called immediately.
30 Aug 2023
Nadine Dorries resigns: The people of Mid Bedfordshire deserve better than this circus act
Responding to the news that Nadine Dorries has finally sent her resignation letter to the Prime Minister, Liberal DemocratLeader Ed Davey said:
27 Aug 2023
Ambulances in England broke down over 7,000 times last year
Ambulances broke down a staggering 7,000 times across England in 2022, data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has found.
25 Aug 2023
Loo-less Britain: Number of public toilets falls by 14% in 5 years
There has been a 14% decrease in the number of public toilets in 45 councils since 2018/19 according to a Liberal Democrat FOI.
25 Aug 2023
Lib Dems to table "Dosser Dorries Bill" to force by-election
The Liberal Democrats are set to table a bill as soon as Parliament returns that could see Nadine Dorries suspended as an MP and a Mid Bedfordshire by-election triggered.
25 Aug 2023