Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems: Conservatives sending in police “to clean up mess they left behind”
In response to the Conservatives’ announcement on deploying more police to violent “hot spots” if they return to power, Max Wilkinson, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, said:
25 Oct 2025
Dick Taverne, The Lord Taverne KC
It is with great sadness that the family of Dick Taverne has announced his death at the age of 97.
25 Oct 2025
Lucy Powell election: “country doesn't have any time for internal party factions or feuds”
Responding to the news that Lucy Powell has been elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
25 Oct 2025
Statement from Marie Goldman MP on police manhunt in Chelmsford
Responding to news of an urgent police manhunt in Chelmsford for Hadush Kebatu, who was mistakenly released from prison, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford Marie Goldman said:
24 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Govt must protect “English football’s soul” and bring in “Golden Share”
Responding to the news that Sheffield Wednesday is to file for administration, Anna Sabine MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport, said:
24 Oct 2025
Chinese spy case: Time for radical transparency from the Conservatives
Responding to a letter from the deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins who claimed the word "enemy" was included in the draft witness statement written when the Conservatives were in power, but then was taken out by the Labour government, Libera
24 Oct 2025
Lib Dems call for ‘Operation Bike Bait’ as only 2% of all bicycle theft solved last year
Shocking data from the Home Office reveals a bike theft epidemic, with only 2% of criminals charged and a total of 86% of all bike thefts going unsolved last year. The Liberal Democrats have said that bicycle theft is effectively ‘decriminalised’, with th
24 Oct 2025
Digital ID scheme relaunch: The PM is trying to put lipstick on a very expensive pig
Responding to Keir Starmer relaunching the Digital ID scheme, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Max Wilkinson MP said:
23 Oct 2025
Lib Dems demand return to community policing as shoplifting offences continue to soar
The Liberal Democrats are renewing calls for the Government to implement proper community policing as new statistics reveal an increase in shoplifting in the year ending June 2025. Shoplifting offences increased by 13% (to 529,994 offences) and theft from
23 Oct 2025