Budget: Reeves refusal to fix cost of living “permacrisis” with customs union would be “dereliction of duty”
Ahead of the Budget, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson, said:
25 Nov 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Court backlog: Catastrophic betrayal to victims and families
Commenting on reports that jury trials would be scrapped, except for rapists and killers, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Jess Brown-Fuller MP, said:
25 Nov 2025
Ukraine deal agreement: any reward for Russian aggression will encourage Putin
Responding to reports from a US official that Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
25 Nov 2025
Govt is leaving UK steel industry dangerously exposed to Trump's tariffs
Responding to the government's plans for the UK's steel industry, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Feb 2025
Cost of delay: repair bill at pushed back new hospitals could hit £6bn by time construction starts
The total repair backlogs at the delayed new hospital sites could reach an estimated £5.7 billion, research by the Liberal Democrat has revealed.
16 Feb 2025
Vance speech: Britain will “not take lectures” from Trump “acolyte”
Commenting on JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
14 Feb 2025
Thames Water: Ofwat not fit to hold companies to account
Commenting on reports that Thames Water has launched an appeal to charge its customers more over the next five years than Ofwat recommended, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
14 Feb 2025
Trump-Starmer call: PM should “seize the moment” and head to Munich conference
Responding to the news Keir Starmer has held his first call with Donald Trump since the US President began talks over Ukraine with Putin, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
14 Feb 2025
Ukraine: Davey calls for emergency legislation “in next few days” to seize frozen Russian assets and "back Ukraine”
Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has called for the Government to bring forward emergency legislation to seize frozen Russian assets by Monday at the latest, telling Keir Starmer that “now is the moment for the UK to lead” following President Trump’s announcement
13 Feb 2025
NHS stats: government’s lack of urgency in gripping crisis “inexcusable”
Responding to the latest NHS winter sit-rep report which showed that bed occupancy levels remain at 96% with 14,087 beds taken up by patients medically fit to be discharged, the highest this winter...
13 Feb 2025
GDP: Chancellor's Budget led to pitiful growth
Responding to the latest GDP figures that showed 0.1% growth, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 Feb 2025
Future of Ukrainian and European security should not be decided by Putin and Trump in "locked room"
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said that the future of Ukrainian and European security should not be decided in a “locked room” by Putin and Trump.
12 Feb 2025