Disabled bus pass time restrictions scrapped after almost two-year long campaign by Lib Dem MP, Tom Gordon
The Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough had been due to force a second Commons vote on the change this September.
17 Aug 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems demand Govt 'heatproof' the NHS as ward temperatures surpass 40°C
Extreme heat inside NHS hospitals is creating dangerously hostile environments for both patients and healthcare workers, according to alarming new findings from the Liberal Democrats.
14 Aug 2026
Davey: The country is burning, reconvene COBRA immediately
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey said: “The country is burning – devastating wild fires in the Midlands and the New Forest, hospitals dangerously overheating and the heat’s impact on our railways – and Andy Burnham’s only solution so far seems to be preventing...
14 Aug 2026
Lib Dems call for a critical incident to be declared after unsafe maternity unit in Somerset forced to closed
Maternity services in Yeovil are to close for at least six months after a warning from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), a situation that has prompted local Liberal Democrat MP Adam Dance to call for a critical incident to be declared warning that it...
14 May 2025
PAC medical negligence report: staggering sums lay bare a health service that is “not functioning”
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report, which condemned the ‘astronomical’ fees paid to medical negligence lawyers, Liberal Democrat Hospitals and Primary Care spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
14 May 2025
Vet MP meets rescue animals at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home as PMB on track to become law
Winchester MP and veterinary surgeon, Dr Danny Chambers, visited Battersea Dogs & Cats Home today [Tuesday 13th May] to discuss his Animal Welfare Bill and meet rescue dogs who have suffered from the abuses his bill aims to stop.
13 May 2025
Thames Water is "putting profit before public good" as CEO reveals they received a staggering 156% bonus
Responding to Thames Water bosses’ appearance before the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee today, the Liberal Democrats have said that the company is “putting profit before public good” and branded their executive bonuses “outrageous”.
13 May 2025
Liberal Democrats call on Government to “futureproof” infrastructure following reports of Underground failures
Responding to the news of major disruption across the London Underground network caused by a power failure, the Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Paul Kohler has said:
12 May 2025
Care Workers: Change is urgently needed to fix the mess the Conservatives made
Commenting on the government's Immigration White Paper, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Carers Alison Bennett MP said:
12 May 2025
Immigration: Clear plan needed to make it easier to recruit British workers for vacancies instead
Responding to the Government's new immigration policy, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Lisa Smart MP:
12 May 2025
Lib Dems table humble address to force Government to publish impact assessment of UK-US deal
The Liberal Democrats will table a humble address in Parliament this week to force the Government to publish its impact assessments of the agreement with the US announced last week.
12 May 2025
Lib Dems call on Government to ‘step up’ and pay care workers properly
Today, on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, the Home Secretary has confirmed the Government intends on ending visas for overseas care workers.
11 May 2025