Disabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon
The Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough had been due to force a second Commons vote on the change this September.
17 Aug 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems demand Govt 'heatproof' the NHS as ward temperatures surpass 40°C
Extreme heat inside NHS hospitals is creating dangerously hostile environments for both patients and healthcare workers, according to alarming new findings from the Liberal Democrats.
14 Aug 2026
Davey: The country is burning, reconvene COBRA immediately
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said: “The country is burning – devastating wild fires in the Midlands and the New Forest, hospitals dangerously overheating and the heat’s impact on our railways – and Andy Burnham’s only solution so far seems to be preventing...
14 Aug 2026
Jury reforms: Lib Dems call to double up trials to slash the court backlog
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a major shakeup to the court system, to bring down the backlog instead of the Government’s plan to scrap vital jury trials.
24 Feb 2026
Schools White Paper: Govt must be "more ambitious" and bring in "universal screening" for SEND
Responding to the School White Paper launch, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat, Education, Children and Families Spokesperson, said:
23 Feb 2026
Davey says changes to SEND system must include universal screening
Responding to the Government's SEND announcement, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
22 Feb 2026
Reform's "ICE-style" plans will bring "chaos and disorder"
Responding to the trail of Zia Yusuf's Dover speech, Max Wilkinson MP, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, said:
22 Feb 2026
Lib Dems announce plan to urgently cut student loan repayments amid cost of living crisis
The Liberal Democrats have announced a plan to urgently reduce the spiralling cost of student finance, scrapping planned repayment threshold freezes and putting money back in the pockets of graduates struggling with the cost of living.
22 Feb 2026
Pupil premium plans risk hardwiring regional inequality into system
Responding to the Government's schools white paper, which proposes changes to the way pupil premium is allocated, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education, Schools and Families Spokesperson said:
21 Feb 2026
Lib Dems win big in Labour chair's own backyard
The Liberal Democrats have won a council seat from Labour in Redcar, in Labour party chair Anna Turley’s own home ward of Zetland.
20 Feb 2026
Davey on Andrew’s place in line of succession
On the question of former Prince Andrew’s place in the line of royal succession, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
20 Feb 2026
Treat SEND as “critical infrastructure” to stop offshore investors treating vulnerable children as "cash cows"
The Liberal Democrats have called for new legal protections for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to stop offshore investors profiting from vulnerable children.
20 Feb 2026