Lib Dems: Child Poverty Strategy will still leave four million trapped in poverty
Responding to the Government’s new child poverty strategy, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
5 Dec 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
"Vote with us" on customs union bill Lib Dems say to Lammy
Responding to David Lammy's comments that a UK-EU customs union would help to boost growth, Liberal Democrat Europe Spokesperson, Al Pinkerton MP said:
5 Dec 2025
NAO report must be a "wake up call for govt"
Responding to the NAO report that Tackling frailty key to the long-term health of our aging population, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Primary Care Helen Maguire MP said:
5 Dec 2025
3.6 million hours of sewage pumped into waterways as Ofwat fails to recoup hundreds of millions in fines
The Government’s own data reveals that 3,614,428 hours of sewage was pumped into waterways last year. This comes after Ofwat fails to levy fines against disgraced water companies. The Liberal Democrats are calling for Ofwat to be replaced with a new...
27 Mar 2025
Chancellor must “rule out” cutting Digital Services Tax and leaving £5 billion black hole in public finances
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to rule out cutting or abolishing the Digital Services Tax (DST) after figures from the Spring Statement show it is set to raise over £5 billion in the coming five years.
27 Mar 2025
Trump's automotive attack: Govt must retaliate and slap tariffs on Teslas
Responding to Donald Trump's announcement of 25% tariffs on car imports to the US, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
26 Mar 2025
Darren Jones disability comments: owes an apology to the hundreds of thousands his Government “pushed into poverty”
Responding to Darren Jones’s comments on comparing cuts to disability benefits to cutting his children’s pocket money, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP, who is himself registered blind, said:
26 Mar 2025
Chancellor “flying blind” into a Trump trade war that would leave her plans in tatters
A Donald Trump trade war could hit GDP by 1% by 2029/30, the OBR has warned, leaving the Chancellor’s plans “in tatters.” The OBR said that if there are 20 percentage point rises in tariffs between the US and the rest of the world...
26 Mar 2025
Revealed: Welfare double whammy as 150,000 family carers hit on top of 800,000 losing PIP
150,000 family carers will lose out on their Carer’s Allowance as a result of the government’s welfare changes by 2029/30, the DWP’s own impact assessment has revealed.
26 Mar 2025
Spring Statement: Government is "fiddling while Rome burns"
Responding to the Chancellor's Spring Statement, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
26 Mar 2025
Inflation figures will be of 'no comfort' to millions of families
Responding to this mornings figures from the Office for National Statistics which show UK inflation has to fallen to 2.8%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
26 Mar 2025
Spring Statement: Chancellor must scrap jobs tax or risk "epidemic of empty shop fronts"
Ahead of the Chancellor delivering her Spring Statement today, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Mar 2025