Rated 16: Lib Dems Plan Age Ratings for Social Media
The Liberal Democrats have today unveiled a new policy to protect children online, through film-style age ratings of up to 18 for harmful social media platforms.
16 Jan 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Jenrick joins Reform UK: This was a conman introducing a charlatan
Responding to the news that Robert Jenrick has joined Reform UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jan 2026
A&E trolley waits the worst in NHS history
Latest data from the NHS reveals that 2025 recorded the worst trolley waits in their history, with over 554,018 waits of over 12 hours. This follows Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey's PMQ yesterday where he raised an example of a 71 year old woman with ca
15 Jan 2026
One in five people on NHS backlog list in some areas
Around one in five people* in some parts of England are waiting for NHS hospital treatment, shocking new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
4 Dec 2023
Panorama: Lib Dems call for a criminal investigation on the sewage cover up
Following a BBC Panorama investigation that revealed water companies can make sewage pollution disappear from official statistics, there are calls for a criminal investigation into possible breach of law.
4 Dec 2023
Atkins on Kuennsberg: Flying blind into another winter crisis
Responding to Victoria Atkins appearance on the Laura Kuennsberg show this morning, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperon Sarah Olney MP said:
4 Dec 2023
COVID inquiry: Strip Johnson of allowance and bar him from future honours
The Lib Dems have called on Rishi Sunak to strip Boris Johnson of his £115,000 a year ex-Prime Ministerial allowance and for the disgraced former PM to be barred from receiving future honours or a peerage.
1 Dec 2023
Law tabled to provide sewage sickness victims with compensation
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill which would provide compensation to those who have suffered illness as a result of sewage in the waterways of England and Wales.
1 Dec 2023
Bathing water status: Shocking rise in poor ratings
Responding to the latest government bathing water stats which finds the number of "poor" sites has risen in the past year, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
1 Dec 2023
Just two in five GP appointments attended by a GP
The latest NHS data shows that just two in five (42%) of GP appointments for October were attended by a GP, representing the lowest figure since October 2021.
30 Nov 2023
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless this winter
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to urgently bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 34,850 were threatened with homelessness between April and June.
30 Nov 2023
Sunak and Cameron jets to COP: Wrong signal and waste of taxpayers' money
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak and David Cameron will be taking seperate flights to COP28, Liberal DemocratClimate and Energy spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
30 Nov 2023
