Lib Dems celebrate Sunshine Bill victory
Max Wilkinson MP is celebrating victory in his campaign for solar energy generation technology to be included in all new homes as standard.
6 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Government listens to Liberal Democrat calls to end “corridor care” but cannot lead patients “up the garden path”
Responding to the Government setting out its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan which aims to eliminate “corridor care” following recent Liberal Democrat calls to “end corridor care”, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
6 Jun 2025
Lib Dems call on Labour Govt to rule out real-terms policing budget cuts as unsolved vehicle theft epidemic continues
House of Commons library analysis of official Home Office data on crime outcomes, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows a vehicle theft epidemic with the offence becoming ‘effectively decriminalised’. Almost 95,000 cases went unsolved last year.
5 Jun 2025
Funding to fix crumbling schools faces £900m cut next year
Government funding to fix crumbling school buildings faces a £900m cut next year, despite some classrooms having roofs at risk of collapse, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
3 Apr 2023
Water companies permit breaches double in just one year
The Liberal Democrats have uncovered the number of times each water company was found to breach their permits over 2021 and 2022.
3 Apr 2023
Govt energy announcement: Half-baked plan shows they simply don't care about cutting energy bills.
Responding to the Government's embargoed energy announcment, Liberal Democrat Climate Change and Energy spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said:
3 Apr 2023
15,000 children’s operations cancelled last year as bed and staff shortages bite
Almost 15,000 children’s operations were cancelled at hospitals in England last year, many due to a shortage of staff and beds, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
3 Apr 2023
PMQs: Raab challenged over GP crisis in his own constituency
Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney has challenged Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab over the GP crisis in his own backyard.
30 Mar 2023
Ethics adviser must investigate Sunak over wife’s shares in company benefiting from government scheme
The Liberal Democrats have called for the government’s ethics adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, to investigate Rishi Sunak over a potential breach of the ministerial code. It follows revelations that the Prime Minister’s wife owns shares in one of the private c
29 Mar 2023
Dental price hike: The Govt has neglected our NHS dental services
Responding to the news from the BDA that patient dental charges are increasing by 8.5% in April 2023, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 Mar 2023
Truss Honours: Rishi Sunak must block immediately
Responding to the leaked names on Liz Truss' Honours List, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
25 Mar 2023
Interest rates rise: Sunak's pledge to halve inflation in tatters
Responding to the Bank of England raising interest rates, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for the Treasury Sarah Olney MP said:
23 Mar 2023