Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
Price cap rise: Majority of Brits think their energy bill is bad value for money
55% of Brits think that their energy bill is bad value for money, a poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. It comes as Ofgem’s energy price cap comes into force today [Tuesday 1st April], hitting households with a 6.4% increase in...
31 Mar 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems set to replace Badenoch’s “sneering” Conservatives as party of Middle England
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will launch his party’s local election campaign today in Oxfordshire with a vow to replace Kemi Badenoch’s “sneering” Conservatives as the “party of Middle England.”
30 Mar 2025
Disabled people locked out of accessing welfare impact assessment as Government fails to publish accessible versions
The Government has still not published accessible versions of the welfare Green Paper published ten days ago and subsequent impact assessment in which they outlined major cuts in support for those with disabilities, a Written Parliamentary Question by...
29 Mar 2025
PM needs to confirm if he made “insulting” pocket money analogy and if so apologise
Responding to reporting in the Times that it was the Prime Minister who first made the analogy at a meeting of the cabinet that the Government’s welfare reforms could be compared to taking away a child’s pocket money, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions...
29 Mar 2025
Car manufacturer summit: Govt needs to “Trump-proof” car industry with "new UK automotive strategy”
Responding to officials meeting with representatives from the car industry after Trump has said he will put 25% tariffs on all car imports into the US, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 Mar 2025
Farage's chlorinated chicken plans would sell out British farmers for a “grubby” Trump trade deal
Responding to Farage’s admission that he’d allow chlorinated chicken in the UK as part of a Trump trade deal, Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
28 Mar 2025
GDP figures: families and small businesses are "living with the consequences of anaemic growth"
Responding to the ONS' revised GDP estimates, which show the economy continues to see little growth since last summer, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 Mar 2025
Mental Health: share of spend falls as Government “backpedals” when patients need it most
Responding to the Government’s statement that the proportion of health spend directed towards mental health has dropped compared to last financial year, Liberal Democrat Mental Health spokesperson Danny Chambers MP said:
27 Mar 2025
Poverty statistics: Govt needs to take “long hard look” at statistics before condemning thousands more to this fate
Responding to the latest poverty statistics showing that 28% of children, 23% of working-age adults and 11% of pensioners were in material deprivation in 2024, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
27 Mar 2025