Davey: NHS 10 year plan will be a “castle built on sand” without fixing social care
Ahead of the Government announcing their 10 year plan for the NHS today (3rd July), Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
One in five pensioners think they will leave ‘nothing’ behind due to social care costs as 10 year NHS plan set to be announced
One in five (20%) pensioners have said that they think they will not be able to leave anything behind to their loved ones after being hit with social care costs, a shocking new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Jul 2025
Cooper: Reform defection shows "the mask has slipped"
Former Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris, who was roundly criticised in 2017 after using the N-word at a public event, has defected to the Reform party and will lead for them on social care policy.
2 Jul 2025
Pension Credit: Ministers must urgently extend deadline before it's too late
Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Steve Darling MP, said:
20 Dec 2024
670 shoplifting offences go unsolved a day as shop staff face a “Christmas crime wave”
The Liberal Democrats have warned that shop staff are facing a “Christmas crime wave” as new figures show a record 670 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the past year.
20 Dec 2024
Interest rates: Liz Truss’s legacy still looms large but government must scrap jobs tax to turn economy around
Responding to interest rates remaining at 4.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Hospices: funding welcome but Government still not protecting them from NICs hike
Responding to the Government announcing new funding for hospices, as called for by Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey at Prime Minister’s Questions last month, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Ed Davey calls on government to extend Winter Fuel Payment deadline as tens of thousands set to lose out
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to extend tomorrow’s deadline for pensioners to apply for this year’s Winter Fuel Payment, as he warned that tens of thousands of older people risk missing out.
19 Dec 2024
Lib Dems to release Nick Clegg Carly Rae Jepsen video if Ed Davey reaches Christmas number one
The Liberal Democrats have promised to release the video of Nick Clegg singing Carly Rae Jepsen, if Bath Philharmonia and Ed Davey’s Christmas single makes it to number one.
19 Dec 2024
NHS stats: govt needs to take urgent steps to prevent “needless misery”
Responding to the latest NHS data showing that there is ‘no sign of festive flu letting up’ with 2,504 beds being taken up by flue patients, up almost half on last week, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Water bills rise: Scrap Ofwat and start again
Responding to the news that water bills will rise by £31 per year over next five years, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Ed Davey set to learn ‘FIFA’ from young carers on TikTok Live
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey will begin his journey towards becoming an expert practitioner of EA FC (colloquially known as FIFA) on Thursday, as he continues his campaign for the Prime Minister to agree to a 1v1.
19 Dec 2024