McSweeney resignation: the buck stops with the PM
Responding to the resignation of the Prime Minister's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Feb 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Mandelson severance payout: “Immediately donate every penny to charities supporting victims”
Responding to reports that Peter Mandelson received a five-figure payout after being sacked as Ambassador to the US last September, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Feb 2026
Lib Dems report Mandelson to City watchdog for insider trading
Deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP has condemned “transfers of confidential material” by the disgraced ex-ambassador to paedophile Epstein as a potential financial crime.
7 Feb 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Christmas Day and New Year swims ruined by sewage dumps lasting thousands of hours
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found thousands of Brits will be swimming in lakes and beaches during the Christmas season which have had sewage dumped in.
30 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Britain’s ageing police fleet demonstrates chronic underinvestment in vital services
A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the true picture of Britain’s ageing police fleet. In a snapshot, data from 28 police forces across the country shows:
30 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Ed Davey's Christmas message for 2022
In his Christmas message for 2022, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP will say:
30 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak must make ethics adviser truly independent
Responding to the appointment of a new ethics adviser by Rishi Sunak, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
22 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Rail fares: Kick in the teeth for commuters who are putting up with endless chaos
Responding to the Government announcing rail fares will rise by 5.9% in March, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Wera Hobhouse:
22 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
NHS crisis: 5.4 million patients wait more than 2 weeks to see their GP
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a new right for patients to see a GP within 7 days, as new figures reveal that 5.4 million people waited more than two weeks for an appointment last month.
22 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS revised figures: No more time for wake up calls
Responding to the ONS’ revised figures showing the UK economy shrank more than originally thought in the last three months, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said :
22 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Braverman admits failed asylum policy to cost £3.5bn
Responding to Suella Braverman confirming plans to house asylum seekers in cruise ships at the Lords Justice & Home Affairs Committee, and admitting that the cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels will rise to 3.5bn next year, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
21 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Debt stats: Govt has put our economy between a rock and a hard place
Responding to this morning's ONS debt and deficit statistics, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
21 Dec 2022
