Gaza peace summit: Starmer mush push for expansion of aid and rebuilding of Strip
Ahead of tomorrow’s Gaza peace summit in Egypt, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP said:
12 Oct 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems secure win in Parliament to end mouldy, flooded homes for military heroes
The Liberal Democrats’ longstanding campaign to improve the quality of military family homes is finally set to be adopted in law – making military family homes legally subject to the Decent Home Standard for the first time ever.
12 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Equivalent of 16,000 nurses’ salaries set to be lost to delays at EU border as entry-exit scheme finally introduced
The Liberal Democrats are urging the Government to negotiate with the EU to enable pre-checks for HGVs away from the UK/EU border, as analysis shows that anticipated delays caused by the introduction of the EU’s Entry/Exit Scheme (EES) are set to cost £40
12 Oct 2025
Police grants: Government “passing the buck” with council tax rises to pay for extra officers
The Liberal Democrats have said the government is “passing the buck” over police funding, with over half of the extra money announced today either coming from proposed council tax rises or being swallowed up by the National Insurance tax hike.
17 Dec 2024
Unemployment: no one should have to worry about impact of NICs hike on their job over Christmas
Responding to the latest labour market figures that show unemployment remained at 4.3%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Dec 2024
OEP: ruling shows Conservatives turned blind eye to the sewage scandal and regulator is not fit for purpose
Responding to the Office for Environmental Protection finding that the regulators and the government broke the law by being too lenient on water companies that spill sewage, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
17 Dec 2024
Ed Davey performs Christmas Single with young carers outside Number 10 Downing Street
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir have performed their Christmas single ‘Love is Enough’ outside 10 Downing Street this afternoon.
17 Dec 2024
Liberal Democrats table amendment to exempt health and care providers from NICs hike
The Lib Dem amendment would protect social care providers, hospices, NHS GPs, dentists and pharmacies from being hit by the NICs rise.
16 Dec 2024
English Devolution plan: Deafening silence on social care
Commenting ahead of government's English Devolution plan, Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesperson Vikki Slade MP said:
16 Dec 2024
Revealed: 15 years of NHS ambulance time wasted already this winter - up from 10.5 years last year
15 years of ambulance time was wasted through handover delays in the first two weeks of this winter alone - up from 10.5 years over the same period last year, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
16 Dec 2024
Davey pledges to do a sky-dive if ‘Love is Enough’ gets 10,000 downloads
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has pledged that he will do a sky-dive in the new year if his Christmas single ‘Love is Enough’ gets at least 10,000 downloads next week, as it vies for the Christmas Number One spot.
13 Dec 2024
GDP: Govt must reverse NICs hike on small business
Commenting on the latest GDP figures showing there was a 0.1% drop in October, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 Dec 2024