Starmer at MSC: finally waking up to the threat of relying on Trump
Responding to Keir Starmer's speech at the Munich Security Conference, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, James MacCleary MP said:
13 Feb 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
The proscription of Palestine Action was a "grave misuse of terrorism laws"
Responding to the High Court's ruling that the ban on Palestine Action is unlawful, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
13 Feb 2026
Lib Dems blast Elections Bill as “painfully timid” and call for transformative change to lock out Trump and Musk
Commenting on the publication of the Representation of the People Bill, Cabinet Office Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
12 Feb 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Renewable energy cap: Lib Dems to table amendment expanding windfall tax on oil and gas companies
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to expand its windfall tax on oil and gas companies, after ministers announced they will introduce a cap on the revenues of renewable energy companies.
12 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Kwarteng should catch the first plane back from Washington to save the British economy
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng being in Washington today despite pension funds being at risk, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
12 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Jacob Rees-Mogg is "denying economic reality"
Responding to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s comments this morning on the economy being in a "good state", Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
GDP fall: Scrap budget before more damage is done
Responding to ONS figures showing GDP fell by 0.3% in August, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
12 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
IMF confirms what the British public already knows - the sums simply don't add up
Responding to the IMF's criticism of Kwasi Kwarteng's budget and blaming it for higher than expected interest rates, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Bank of England intervention: Truss is bankrupting Britain
Responding to news that Liz Truss is sticking by her economic plan despite the Bank of England's intervention, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey MP said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
“Urgent inquiry” should be launched into Kwarteng’s secret Saudi dealings
In light of revelations in the Guardian today that Kwasi Kwarteng had secret meetings with Saudi oil firms, the Liberal Democrats have called for an urgent inquiry into his conduct.
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Families on Universal Credit face £290 hit to income if benefits uprated with earnings
Lib Dem Work and Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain accuses the Government of being “heartless” and says Liz Truss must act in next 24 hours.
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS earning stats show pay squeeze continues
Responding to the latest earning figures from the ONS which shows regular pay fell by 2.9% in real terms in June to August 2022, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
11 Oct 2022
