Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
Asylum hotels: state-endorsed robbery will not fix the crisis
Commenting on the Government's annoucement to confiscate asylum seekers' jewellery to pay for their housing costs, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
17 Nov 2025
Trump sues BBC: Starmer must stand up for Britain
Responding to Donald Trump’s interview with GB News, where he confirmed that he still intends to sue the BBC and will be speaking to Keir Starmer over the weekend, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
15 Nov 2025
Income tax latest: Chancellor must address British public and “come clean” on U-turn
Responding to the Chancellor’s decision to U-turn on her plans to raise income tax, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
14 Nov 2025
IFS report: stealth taxes penalising pensioners and hammering low earners
Responding to the IFS report that has found “threshold freezes” are pulling pensioners and minimum wage workers into paying income tax, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP said:
14 Nov 2025
Davey to Starmer: stop Trump's BBC licence fee cash grab now
The Liberal Democrats are demanding the Prime Minister get on the phone to Trump to stop the President suing the BBC for $1 billion.
13 Nov 2025
BBC apology: Davey calls on Starmer to stop Trump’s licence fee cash grab
Responding to the news that the BBC has apologised to Donald Trump, the Liberal Democrats are demanding the Prime Minister get on the phone to Trump to stop the President suing the BBC for $1 billion.
13 Nov 2025
PCCs abolished: a huge Lib Dem win
Responding to the news that Police and Crime Commissioners have been abolished, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
13 Nov 2025
NHS waiting times rise: Lib Dems call for Streeting to focus on NHS rather than leadership spat
1 in 10 (10.8%) patients had to wait more than 12 hours in A&E in October. 164,880 patients had to wait more than 12 hours from arrival to admission, up 20,000 on September and up nearly 40,000 on August.
13 Nov 2025
Lib Dem MP calls for full parliamentary investigation following Sara Sharif report
Responding to today’s Surrey County Council report into their contact with Sara Sharif in the years and months before her murder, Liberal Democrat MP for Woking Will Forster said.
13 Nov 2025