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
Federal Party Press Releases
Harper: Govt could have stopped strike misery months ago
Responding to Mark Harper on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg indicating he is hopeful for a deal to resolve the rail strikes, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
15 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak: Refusal to back NHS funding boost is "shameful"
Responding to Rishi Sunak's morning round where he refused to back calls for an NHS funding boost, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
GDP Stats: British economy continues to stagger on
Responding to ONS GDP statistics which show the economy shrank 0.3% in the three months to November, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Three in four say expect to stay in a hospital corridor due to overcrowded A&Es
Almost three in four (74%) adults expect to have to stay in a hospital corridor due to a lack of hospital beds, a shocking new poll has revealed.
13 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Thames Water plans: Conservative Govt needs to get their act together
Responding to news that Thames Water has proposed to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from the Thames and replace it with treated effluent from the large Mogden sewage works in West London, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
12 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Record ambulance delays reveal NHS “horror show”
Ambulance delays for life-threatening calls reached a new record high in December, shocking new NHS figures have revealed.
12 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
"Cover-up":Lib Dems call for Golden Visa review to be published in full
In response to the Government publishing a statement on the Golden Visa review rather than the review itself, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Layla Moran MP said:
12 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
50,000 excess deaths in 2022: Lib Dems demand CQC inquiry
The Liberal Democrats for an inquiry by the Care Quality Commission, after analysis by The Times, found there were 50,000 excess deaths in 2022 driven partly by NHS delays.
11 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
PAC Report: £42bn 'tax gap' is a 'black hole'
Responding to a Public Accounts Committee report which says their ‘tax gap’ runs at 5.1% of annual liabilities; £42 billion total in unpaid tax, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
11 Jan 2023