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
Davey: Conservatives “on their last innings” following Middle England wipeout
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey declared that the Conservatives are “on their last innings” as he took to the field to play cricket with Wiltshire Lib Dem group leader Cllr Ian Thorn, local councillors and campaigners.
3 May 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems on track to overtake Conservatives at next General Election
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said that today’s local election results have put the party on course to overtake the Conservatives at the next General Election.
2 May 2025
Cooper: Lib Dems set for big gains as council counts begin
Responding ahead of local election results in councils across the country, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 May 2025
Social care commission: Govt lacking pace and ambition to solve this challenge
Responding to news that the Government will today (Friday 2 May) publish the Independent Commission on Social Care's terms of reference, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
2 May 2025
Davey: Lib Dems on course for best ever winning streak with big gains in former Conservative heartlands
Responding to polls closing in this year’s local elections, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
1 May 2025
Business Secretary rejects vote on Trump trade deal despite previously calling for “a proper role for Parliament”
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds today rejected a vote on a US-UK trade deal in Parliament saying “no - we are not… seeking to change the process of the ratification of any treaty” despite his previous calls for “a proper role for Parliament in how...
1 May 2025
Ed Davey: Kemi Badenoch facing a “reckoning at the ballot box” as former Conservative voters rally behind Liberal Democrats
Commenting ahead of the local elections on Thursday, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Apr 2025
US economy downturn: “end this trade war”
Responding to figures showing that the US economy shrank by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
30 Apr 2025
Burglaries and shoplifting "decriminalised" as most offences don’t result in a suspect being charged
The Liberal Democrats have warned that burglaries and shoplifting are being effectively “decriminalised,” after shocking figures uncovered by the party show how few of these offences resulted in a suspect being charged last year.
29 Apr 2025