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
Treat SEND as “essential infrastructure” to stop offshore investors profiting from vulnerable children
The Liberal Democrats have called for new legal protections for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to protect vulnerable children from being treated as “cash cows” by private investors.
20 Feb 2026
IFS: Lib Dems determined to shake up economic status quo
Responding to the IFS's proposals for a set of fiscal "traffic lights" to replace the fiscal rules, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Feb 2026
Lib Dems to table motion to dock Steve Reed and Lord Hermer’s pay over local elections “fiasco”
The Liberal Democrats will table a motion in Parliament to dock Steve Reed and Lord Hermer’s pay over the local elections fiasco, saying he should pay for the Government’s legal bill, instead of forcing taxpayers to pick up the tab.
18 Feb 2026
112,000 A&E waits of over 24 hours recorded across 47 trusts in 2025
A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats reveals the shocking crisis in our NHS, with the average hospital trust now seeing nearly 3,000 patients wait more than 24 hours in A&E each year.
17 Feb 2026
Ed Davey vows to stop Reform in Sussex and deliver real change
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has today vowed to turn Sussex “Lib Dem orange” and stop Reform in their tracks, as he became the first party leader to visit the area following the news that local elections are set to go ahead in May.
17 Feb 2026
Reform shadow cabinet: 'Fifty Shades of Blue’ love-in fooling no one
Responding to Nigel Farage announcing his shadow cabinet, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Feb 2026
Unemployment figures: Workers are paying the price for government failures
Responding to the latest unemployment figures, which have hit a near five-year high, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Feb 2026
Liberal Democrats demand Government publish legal advice following shambolic election U-turn
The Liberal Democrats have today demanded that the Government publish the full legal advice behind its failed plan to delay local elections, after Ministers were forced into a humiliating u-turn just months before polling day.
17 Feb 2026
Davey: We cannot allow the Government to cancel elections on a whim ever again
Responding to the Government's u-turn on local election delays, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
16 Feb 2026