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: Govt must "break the link" with gas prices to reduce bills
Responding to Ed Miliband's morning round where he was questioned on energy bill rises, Pippa Heylings, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero, commented:
19 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Badenoch must reverse Lowe appointment to avoid “lurch to the extremes”
Responding to the news that Rupert Lowe will joining the Public Accounts Committee in place of a Conservative, Max Wilkinson, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Home Affairs, commented:
18 Oct 2025
Farron: No Govt change on family farm tax is a "kick in the teeth" to farmers
Responding to the reports that there will be no amendment or repeal of the Family Farm Tax in next month’s Budget, Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
17 Oct 2025
Lib Dems winners of by-elections Super Thursday, sweeping the board in once true blue Surrey as Conservative council tries to delay elections again
The Liberal Democrats have won the most by-elections on what has been dubbed ‘Super Thursday’, winning 7 out of the 10 council seats up. The wins came in Surrey but also in Preston, Lancashire, where the party gained from Labour, beating Reform to the win
17 Oct 2025
Number of serious childbirth injuries spikes by over a fifth
The number of third and fourth degree perineal tears following child birth has spiked dramatically since 2021 with the injuries now affecting almost 3% of all births.
17 Oct 2025
Chinese embassy plan must be “put out of its misery”
Responding to the confirmation that the Chinese embassy decision has been postponed until December, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
16 Oct 2025
Chinese embassy plan must be “put out of its misery”
Responding to the confirmation that the Chinese embassy decision has been postponed until December, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
16 Oct 2025
If China is a “daily threat” then “insane” not to cancel super-embassy, say Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to immediately block the Chinese super-embassy after MI5 Chief Ken McCallum said the state’s espionage posed a “daily threat” to UK national security.
16 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Summon US ambassador over secretive meetings with Farage on rolling back women’s rights in UK
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to summon the US Ambassador to explain why the US embassy in London held secretive talks with Nigel Farage on rolling back women’s rights and online safety laws in the UK.
16 Oct 2025