OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers for practically no benefit
OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers for practically no benefit
22 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Borrowing figures: Another sign the Chancellor's Budget has not worked
Responding to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing UK borrowing has hit its highest December level for four years, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
22 Jan 2025
Southport Inquiry: Must get us answers to avoid future failures
Commenting after Starmer's press conference following the government's announcement of an inquiry into the Southport murders, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Jan 2025
Housebuilding overhaul: housing should be community led, not dictated from Whitehall diktat
Responding to the Government's housing plans, including mandatory higher housing targets for councils, Liberal Democrat Housing and Planning spokesperson Gideon Amos MP said:
12 Dec 2024
Food security: Stats are reminder of the importance of farming communities to the UK
Commenting on the latest DEFRA food security report, which reveals that the proportion of food secure households declined from 92% in financial year ending 2020 to 90% in financial year ending 2023.
12 Dec 2024
Early years funding: Grant will be wiped out by NICs hike - exempt childcare providers now
Responding to the Government's announcement of a £2 billion funding package for early years provision, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
11 Dec 2024
Davey: NAO report reveals “staggering” scale of Carer’s Allowance scandal
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called for an immediate halt to Carer’s Allowance repayment demands, as a new report from the National Audit Office lays bare the extent of the scandal.
11 Dec 2024
Lib Dems table new bill to close domestic abuse loopholes in prison early release scheme
Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Josh Babarinde MP has tabled a bill that would create a specific set of domestic abuse aggravated offences in the law.
11 Dec 2024
Thames Water: Rise in sewage spills is the final straw
Responding to reports of a 40% rise in pollution incidents from Thames Water, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, Tim Farron MP, said:
11 Dec 2024
IFS SEND provision report: Immediate action is needed
Responding to the IFS report on the crisis in SEND provision, Lib Dem Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
11 Dec 2024
Spending Review: not investing in social care is a “false economy”
Commenting ahead of the government launching the process of their Spending Review later today (10th December), Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Dec 2024
Davey: Carer’s Allowance review mustn’t be excuse for inaction now
Responding to the Terms of Reference for the independent review of Carer’s Allowance overpayments, published today by the Department for Work and Pensions, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
11 Dec 2024