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
Water firm exec pay tops £10 million for first time amid sewage scandal
New analysis of Company House records has revealed the country’s water industry paid out a staggering £10 million in executive salaries last year, the highest on record.
8 Nov 2023
Braverman homeless policy: Grim politics from a desperate government
Responding to Suella Braverman's new policy of fining charities for providing tents to homeless people, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
4 Nov 2023
Shock poll reveals Brits “crisis of confidence” in police turning up
A new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has found that nearly half of UK adults aren’t confident that the police would turn up and properly investigate if they were the victim of some crimes.
4 Nov 2023
Layla Moran urges PM to publish legal advice on Israel-Gaza conflict
The Liberal Democrats are urging Rishi Sunak to publish in full the Government’s legal advice on possible breaches of international humanitarian law in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
3 Nov 2023
Bob Stewart: Sunak must remove the whip
Responding to news that Conservative MP Bob Stewart has been found guilty of racially abusing an activist, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
3 Nov 2023
More than 120 Met officers still working as normal while under investigation for sexual or domestic abuse
129 Met police officers are still working on the frontline while under investigation for allegations of sexual or domestic abuse, a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
3 Nov 2023
Interest rates: Cold comfort for the millions of hardworking families
Responding to the latest interest rates decision, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Nov 2023
Crime victims waiting 13 hours for police to attend priority calls
Shocking new figures have revealed for the first time the local areas in the country with the slowest police response times.
2 Nov 2023
Davey: Conservative Ministers failed bereaved families
Responding to the COVID Inquiry that heard Boris Johnson was "obsessed with older people accepting their fate and letting the young get on with life and the economy going", Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
2 Nov 2023
