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
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
Kemi Badenoch must expel Susan Hall for backing rival Rupert Lowe and Restore Britain - Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats have called on Kemi Badenoch to “show some backbone” and remove Susan Hall from the Conservative Party, after she joined the advisory board of Rupert Lowe’s new political movement ‘Restore Britain’.
2 Jul 2025
George Freeman scandal: Kemi Badenoch's silence is "following in Boris Johnson's footsteps"
The Liberal Democrats are calling for Kemi Badenoch to “come out of hiding” and immediately suspend the whip from George Freeman after he referred himself to the parliamentary watchdog for investigation, and accused her of “following in Boris Johnson’s...
2 Jul 2025
Lib Dems: "half-baked announcements" from the Government won't achieve crucial water sector reform
Responding to the news that customers are set to receive compensation for water service failures, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Tim Farron said:
2 Jul 2025
Davey: Welfare Bill "no way to run a country"
Following the news that the Government's Welfare Reform Bill has passed, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
1 Jul 2025
Welfare concessions: Govt should “put this bill out of its misery”
Responding to reports that the Government is offering further concessions on the welfare bill to the Labour rebels, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
1 Jul 2025
FIRS scheme has a “China-shaped hole”, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS)’s publication today, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
1 Jul 2025
Lib Dems call for COBRA meeting as Britain braces for second heatwave
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to hold an urgent COBRA meeting on this week's soaring temperatures.
30 Jun 2025