Meta fines: the UK needs "a Government brave enough to stand up to Silicon Valley"
Responding to Meta being fined $567m in the US over child safety, Liberal Democrat Education, Children and Families Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
7 Aug 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems: People need mental health relief, not just a short-lived headline
Responding to reports that the Government is set to open new ‘lifeline’ mental health centres and that those in mental health crises will be given specialist care in dedicated mental health emergency departments, Liberal Democrat Mental Health Spokesperso
5 Aug 2026
Liberal Democrats demand £1bn farming budget uplift as extreme weather threatens "worst harvest on record"
Responding to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) analysis warning that 2026 could see the worst UK harvest on record, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson, Sarah Dyke MP, said:
5 Aug 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Departing Conservative ministers handed over £410,000 in redundancy pay
Former Conservative ministers are set to be handed more than £410,000 in redundancy payments, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
3 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Davey: Kwasi Kwarteng must resign so botched Budget can be scrapped
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's refusal to resign this morning despite his U-turn over the 45p tax rate, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
3 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
45p tax cut U-turn: Now scrap corporation tax cut and bankers bonuses too
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's U-turn on abolishing the 45p rate of tax, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
3 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Truss interview: Conservative MPs must vote down these tax cuts for big banks and billionaires
Responding to Liz Truss's BBC interview this morning, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Kwarteng champagne reception: We need an official inquiry into this now.
Responding to reports in the Sunday Times that Kwasi Kwarteng drank champagne with hedge-fund managers after his disastrous budget, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
1 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
OBR forecasts: Economy left “flying blind” for two months
Responding to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng rejecting calls for an earlier OBR forecast on the budget today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Truss urged to hold mortgage lender summit in Number 10 as millions left in “anxious limbo”
The Liberal Democrats are urging the Prime Minister Liz Truss to host an emergency summit with mortgage lenders in Number 10 this weekend, instead of heading off to Conservative Party conference.
30 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Fracking interview: Truss shows contempt for rural communities
Responding to Liz Truss' failure to answer questions on ensuring local consent for fracking in an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
29 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Liz Truss refuses to guarantee people’s pensions are safe
Liz Truss refused twice to guarantee on BBC Bristol this morning that people’s pensions are safe.
29 Sep 2022