Lib Dems celebrate Sunshine Bill victory
Max Wilkinson MP is celebrating victory in his campaign for solar energy generation technology to be included in all new homes as standard.
6 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Government listens to Liberal Democrat calls to end “corridor care” but cannot lead patients “up the garden path”
Responding to the Government setting out its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan which aims to eliminate “corridor care” following recent Liberal Democrat calls to “end corridor care”, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
6 Jun 2025
Lib Dems call on Labour Govt to rule out real-terms policing budget cuts as unsolved vehicle theft epidemic continues
House of Commons library analysis of official Home Office data on crime outcomes, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows a vehicle theft epidemic with the offence becoming ‘effectively decriminalised’. Almost 95,000 cases went unsolved last year.
5 Jun 2025
New poll shows 1 in 4 Brits have avoided calling an ambulance over fears it would take too long to arrive
One in four (25%) Brits who needed to visit A&E but did not call for an ambulance called for a taxi, one in five (18%) walked to A&E and 17% chose to stay at home rather than get the treatment they needed
1 Oct 2024
Truss: Conservative Leadership contenders must pledge to strip her of £115,000 allowance
Responding to Liz Truss’s appearance at Conservative Party Conference, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Energy price rise: “crushing blow” to pensioners worried about having to choose between heating and eating
Responding to the Ofgem energy price cap rise of 10% from £1,568 to £1,717 coming into effect today (1st October) as Winter Fuel Payments worth between £200 and £300 are being cut for the vast majority of pensioners Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson:
1 Oct 2024
Badenoch's maternity pay comment: Another example of Tory sleaze and scandal
After Kemi Badenoch's comments on maternity pay earlier today, Liberal Democrat Women and Equalities Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Conservative Leadership Race: Candidates have spent years defending the indefensible
Commenting after the four Conservative leadership candidates spoke with Trevor Phillips, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Prison release error: Shocking news which needs “immediate action”
Responding to the news that 37 prisoners were incorrectly released under the early release scheme, Liberal DemocratJustice Spokesperson Josh Babarinde MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Lib Dems call for any fiscal rule changes to be used to build new hospitals amid under-threat projects
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Health Secretary ahead of his speech at Labour Conference today calling on the government to use any changes to the fiscal rules which are reported to be being made at the Budget to be used in the NHS.
1 Oct 2024
Winter Fuel Payments: Hundreds of thousands more pensioners set to lose out
Responding to the latest Winter Fuel Payment statistics showing that there was a 214,000 increase in the number of recipients of the payments in the winter of 2023/24 compared to the previous year, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson:
1 Oct 2024
National debt: The Conservatives trashed the economy
Responding to the national debt reaching 100% of GDP for the first time in decades, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
1 Oct 2024