Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
Family Farm Tax threshold increase: Govt must now scrap the unfair tax "in full"
Responding to the news that the farm tax inheritance threshold will increase from 1 million to 2.5 million, Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Spokesperson, Tim Farron MP, said:
23 Dec 2025
Fly-tipping epidemic: One in five Brits have witnessed industrial scale dumping in new "environmental wild west”
New polling has revealed that the shocking "mountain of rubbish" recently discovered in Oxfordshire is not a rare incident, with one in five (20%) UK adults reporting they have witnessed large-scale illegal dumping in their own local areas.
22 Dec 2025
Shop staff facing shoplifting epidemic this Christmas as record 810 offences going unsolved a day
The Liberal Democrats have warned shop staff are being left in fear this Christmas by a shoplifting epidemic as data reveals a record 810 shoplifting offences a day have gone unsolved.
21 Dec 2025
Shop staff facing shoplifting epidemic this Christmas as record 810 offences going unsolved a day
The Liberal Democrats have warned shop staff are being left in fear this Christmas by a shoplifting epidemic as data reveals a record 810 shoplifting offences a day have gone unsolved.
21 Dec 2025
Liberal Democrats call for “Christmas break for carers” as almost one million requests for carer support denied
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to “give carers a break for Christmas”, with a new national scheme that would fund guaranteed respite care for those looking after loved ones over the festive period.
20 Dec 2025
Two thirds of Brits worried about long A&E waits as winter crisis sets in
Polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has found two thirds (67%) of Brits are worried about long A&E waits over the winter period, with over half (51%) of those surveyed also worrying about ambulances arriving late and lacking confidence in the NH
19 Dec 2025
Latest borrowing figures: "last thing Reeves wanted to see before Christmas"
Responding to newly published figures showing that government borrowing was higher than expected in November, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Dec 2025
Batters Report: “final nail in the coffin” for the family farm tax
Responding to the government commissioned review into the profitability of farms by former NFU head Minette Batters, Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tim Farron MP, said:
18 Dec 2025
Flu statistics: PM must hold an COBRA meeting
Responding to the latest NHS statistics, that show an average of 3140 in hospital beds for flu per day, up from 2660 last week, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
18 Dec 2025