Davey on tariffs: summon the US ambassador as Trump chaos “putting Liz Truss to shame”
Responding to the US Court of International Trade ruling that blocks many of Trump’s tariffs, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
29 May 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
“Scandal” as 400 military families forced to face emergency housing repairs over VE day anniversary
New research obtained by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that 442 military families had to call for urgent repairs on their state-provided housing over the week of VE-day commemorations – with a massive 64,000 requests for urgent repairs clocking up...
29 May 2025
Police chiefs letter: police and criminal justice systems need “real leadership” say Lib Dems
Responding to the six police chiefs’ letter to the Times today warning of the consequences of underinvestment in the police system, Josh Babarinde MP, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, said:
28 May 2025
NHS care beds funding: "Unforgivable" that winter plan being announced in January
Responding to the government announcing £250m to buy care beds as part of a new plan to tackle the NHS winter crisis, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 Jan 2023
Revealed: Ambulance staff numbers fall as NHS crisis worsens
New House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed there are fewer full-time ambulance staff compared to 2015.
9 Jan 2023
Sunak has shown himself to be out of touch with the NHS
Sunak has shown himself to be out of touch with the NHS
8 Jan 2023
NHS recovery forum: How many more patients need to needlessly die?
Responding to the Prime Minister holding his NHS recovery forum, Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Daisy Cooper said: "How many more meetings...
7 Jan 2023
Routine surgery delays - some patients left waiting 1,000 days for treatment
Patients in some NHS trusts are still being left waiting more than 1,000 days for routine surgeries such as knee and hip replacements, new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
6 Jan 2023
Sunak strike talks: Human costs of not getting around the table have been devastating
Responding to Rishi Sunak announcing he will speak to union leaders on Monday, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Christine Jardine said:
6 Jan 2023
NHS Crisis: Govt must call COBRA meeting
Responding to the news that London's St George's Trust is the latest to declare a critical incident Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
5 Jan 2023
Sunak Speech: PM asleep at the wheel
Responding to Rishi Sunak’s speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
4 Jan 2023
Channel 4 Privatisation: Taxpayer money wasted on pointless and divisive plans
Responding to the leaked news of the Government's u-turn on the privatisation of Channel 4, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for DCMS Jamie Stone MP, who led the Liberal Democrats' strong opposition to the policy, said:
4 Jan 2023