Laura Anne Jones’ defection - The Conservatives are clearly dead as a political force in Wales
Responding to Laura Anne Jones’ defection to Reform, Welsh Liberal Democrat spokesperson David Chadwick said:
22 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Ed Davey: Tougher sanctions needed on Israeli Government now to “stop the carnage” in Gaza
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to urgently bring in tougher sanctions on the Israeli Government and officials amid a brutal new ground offensive in Gaza, including sanctioning Netanyahu and IDF generals.
22 Jul 2025
The Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords have elected a new Leader of the Group
Jeremy Purvis - Lord Purvis of Tweed - has been elected as the new Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. Jeremy has been a member of the House of Lords since 2013 and the Group’s spokesperson for foreign affairs for the last four years.
21 Jul 2025
Voting reforms: Elon Musk-shaped hole in Govt's announcement
Commenting on the Government's announcement on voting reforms, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
17 Jul 2025
Workforce figures: public "desperately" needs a govt focused on getting growth back on track
Responding to the latest workforce figures, which show the labour market continuing to weaken, with higher unemployment and slowing wage growth, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Jul 2025
Davey speech warns of Farage’s plan to tie Britain to Putin’s Russia
Speaking at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has given a speech setting out his plan to halve energy bills by 2035 saying that it would be an “energy policy in the service of the British people”.
16 Jul 2025
Ed Davey calls for public inquiry into Afghan data leak and unprecedented superinjunction
Ed Davey has called for a public inquiry into the MOD data leak that put at risk the lives of up to 25,000 Afghans who supported the British campaign in Afghanistan, and the unprecedented superinjunction used to keep it hidden from the public for years.
16 Jul 2025
Lib Dems: Bolster energy security to tackle "stubbornly high" inflation
Responding to June’s inflation figure of 3.6%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Jul 2025
Ed Davey sets out plan to halve energy bills in a decade and takes on Farage’s fossil fuel myths
In a major speech on the economy today [Wednesday], Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will set out his party’s plan to halve energy bills for a typical household by 2035.
15 Jul 2025
Lib Dems on Reeves speech: "spaghetti junction of red tape" between country and continent
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech in which Rachel Reeves announced cutting regulation for financial services, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jul 2025
Afghan data breach: Govt must confirm how many other MoD super injunctions exist
Commenting on the Government using a super injunction for two years to prevent the public from learning about a Ministry of Defence data breach, which exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces, Liberal Democrat...
15 Jul 2025
Thames Water results: time for Govt to end "nightmare" and put Thames Water into Special Administration
Responding to Thames Water reporting a £1.6bn loss over the last year and sewage spills increasing by a third, Lib Dem MP for Witney Charlie Maynard said:
15 Jul 2025