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
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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
Federal Party Press Releases
Mark Fullbrook saga: We need an urgent investigation into conflicts of interest
Commenting on the report by the Sunday Times which said Liz Truss's Chief of Staff Mark Fullbrook has been 'seconded' to Number 10 from a lobbying firm, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Kwarteng's budget "staggeringly out of touch"
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's performance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
25 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Families facing £290 tax hike next year despite 1p cut, new analysis reveals
A typical family will see their taxes hiked by £290 next year despite the 1p tax cut, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed, while top bankers are handed a tax giveaway of over £100,000.
25 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Ed Davey: "Billionaires’ budget" shows Chancellor doesn’t have a clue
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has slammed today’s fiscal statement as a “billionaire’s budget,” saying it shows the Conservatives are completely out of touch.
23 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Debt dossier: Five times Truss and Kwarteng warned unsustainable borrowing could cripple the economy
The Liberal Democrats have published a “debt dossier” highlighting five times both Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng warned about the risk to the economy from soaring government borrowing.
23 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Fiscal statement: Not a plan but "a recipe for disaster"
Responding to the Chancellor's fiscal statement today, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
23 Sep 2022