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
Revealed: Ambulances were called out to prisons once every hour in the past year
Ambulances were called out to prisons an average of once an hour over the past year, shocking new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
2 Jan 2024
Lib Dems see three people honoured for their services in the New Years Honours list
The Liberal Democrats have seen three people honoured in the New Years Honours list.
2 Jan 2024
Storm Gerrit Tornado: COBRA meeting vital as lives thrown into chaos
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Prime Minister to convene an emergency COBRA meeting after a tornado hits Greater Manchester during Storm Gerrit.
2 Jan 2024
Great Train Yobbery: 4,000 violent assaults reported on British trains in last year
Almost 4,000 violent assaults have been committed on British trains in the past year, a 12% rise on the previous year, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
2 Jan 2024
March budget: Last throw of the dice by flailing Conservative government
Responding to the Treasury confirming the Spring Budget will take place on 6th March, Liberal DemocratTreasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Jan 2024
Hospital car parking fees soar 50% to £146m in “tax on caring”
Patients and visitors shelled out a staggering £146 million in hospital car parking fees last year, up 50% compared to the previous year, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
2 Jan 2024
Sharp rise in fires and floods in hospitals last year as NHS left exposed to extreme weather
There was a sharp rise in floods, fires and overheating incidents in hospitals and other NHS sites last year, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Jan 2024
Unsolved shoplifting cases soar to 5-year high of over 200,000 in “crime epidemic”
Over 200,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved in the past year in a “growing crime epidemic”, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. It means an average of over 560 shoplifting cases going unsolved every single day.
26 Dec 2023
“Pothole pandemic:” Drivers made 63 compensation claims a day for pothole damage last year
63 pothole compensation claims were made every day last year as thousands of drivers saw their cars damaged by crater-filled roads, data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
26 Dec 2023