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
Voter ID Fatal Motion: Nothing short of voter suppression
Responding to the result of the vote, Liberal Democrat Peer Baroness Pinnock who tabled the fatal motion, said:
15 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Inflation: Grim double digit norm is wreaking havoc on our country
Responding to this morning's inflation figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
15 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Ed Davey: Ban home repossessions and evictions over Christmas period
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on banks repossessing people’s homes over the Christmas period.
15 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak weakening "crucial protections for victims of human trafficking"
Responding to the Prime Minister's statement on migration, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
15 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Ambulance strikes: Armed Forces only have 40 paramedics qualified to work in NHS
There are only 40 paramedics in the armed forces who would be qualified to work in the NHS, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
15 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS pay squeeze: A winter of discontent could have been avoided
Responding to this morning's latest ONS earnings and unemployment figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
15 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems submit motion to dock Health Secretary’s pay
The Liberal Democrats are to submit a censure motion in Parliament to remove the Ministerial salary of the Secretary of State for Health amid chaos in the country’s health services.
12 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Voter ID: Peers urged to back ‘Fatal Motion’ and protect right to vote
The Liberal Democrats have urged peers to back the party’s fatal motion in the House of Lords tomorrow (Tuesday 13 December), to kill off the government's divisive voter ID plans.
12 Dec 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
GDP: Economy is on its knees after months of chaos and botched budgets
Responding to this morning's GDP figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
12 Dec 2022