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
Lib Dems unveil poster van advert on Conservative mortgage hikes in Jeremy Hunt’s backyard
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper has urged voters to back the Liberal Democrats and not let the Conservatives “bet the house again” on mortgage prices.
19 Jun 2024
Liberal Democrats pledge to fill 1.2 million potholes a year
Liberal Democrats have promised a £300m investment over the next Parliament to fix the country’s roads. The party will give councils more money to fix potholes by redirecting some of the road-building budget.
19 Jun 2024
Inflation: Families seeing mortgages skyrocket won't be feeling better off
Commenting on inflation being at 2% in May, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
19 Jun 2024
Conservative tax mission: Sunak shamelessly hiked taxes on hardworking people in a cost of living crisis
Responding to Rishi Sunak claiming that cutting taxes is his "moral mission", after years of hiking taxes on families and pensioners, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperon Sarah Olney said:
19 Jun 2024
Rishi's Devon dash — too little, too late for farmers
Commenting on Rishi Sunak's campaign visit to a farm in Devon this afternoon, Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Tim Farron said:
19 Jun 2024
Over 4 million patients to be treated in crumbling hospitals by 2030 after Conservative inaction
The Liberal Democrats have today (Wednesday 19 June) announced plans to spend an extra £1 billion a year in the next parliament to fix crumbling NHS hospitals and remove dangerous concrete.
19 Jun 2024
Hunt & Truss cut from the same cloth
Responding to reports Jeremy Hunt said Liz Truss’ economic plans were ‘good thing to aim for’, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
19 Jun 2024
Lib Dems announce £10m plan to recruit new Sewage Inspectors with rollout of unannounced inspections
The Liberal Democrats have today (Tuesday 18th June) announced their plans to increase the number of water inspections to clamp down on sewage dumping water firms.
19 Jun 2024
Liberal Democrats to expand Rural Fuel Duty Relief to cut petrol prices for drivers in countryside
The Liberal Democrats will today (Monday 17 June) announce plans to support motorists in rural areas by doubling the scope of Rural Fuel Duty Relief scheme to include another 20 areas, saving drivers in these areas 5p a litre at the pump.
16 Jun 2024