Nigel Farage must suspend Reform Senedd Candidate for Nazi salute
Responding to reports that a Reform UK Senedd candidate has been photographed performing a Nazi salute, Liberal Democrat Wales Spokesperson, David Chadwick MP said:
26 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
OECD forecast a “dire wake-up call”
Responding to the OECD forecast, which predicts that the UK is facing the biggest hit to growth from Iran war out of the major economies, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
26 Mar 2026
Lib Dems call for one-to-one midwife care for every woman in labour in £600m plan to end maternity care crisis
The Liberal Democrats will today (Thursday 26th March) announce plans for a £600m rescue plan to end the scandal of poor maternity care, including ensuring specialist consultants are present 24/7 on every maternity ward.
25 Mar 2026
CIPD survey: Chancellor’s job’s tax a “millstone around the neck” of the economy
Responding to a CIPD survey of UK employers that found that the rise in national insurance had prompted widespread plans to cut hiring and increase redundancies, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Feb 2025
King’s Fund survey: scale of NHS admin problem is “shocking”
New polling from The King’s Fund, in collaboration with Healthwatch England and National Voices.
16 Feb 2025
Govt is leaving UK steel industry dangerously exposed to Trump's tariffs
Responding to the government's plans for the UK's steel industry, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Feb 2025
Cost of delay: repair bill at pushed back new hospitals could hit £6bn by time construction starts
The total repair backlogs at the delayed new hospital sites could reach an estimated £5.7 billion, research by the Liberal Democrat has revealed.
16 Feb 2025
Vance speech: Britain will “not take lectures” from Trump “acolyte”
Commenting on JD Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
14 Feb 2025
Thames Water: Ofwat not fit to hold companies to account
Commenting on reports that Thames Water has launched an appeal to charge its customers more over the next five years than Ofwat recommended, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
14 Feb 2025
Trump-Starmer call: PM should “seize the moment” and head to Munich conference
Responding to the news Keir Starmer has held his first call with Donald Trump since the US President began talks over Ukraine with Putin, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
14 Feb 2025
Ukraine: Davey calls for emergency legislation “in next few days” to seize frozen Russian assets and "back Ukraine”
Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey has called for the Government to bring forward emergency legislation to seize frozen Russian assets by Monday at the latest, telling Keir Starmer that “now is the moment for the UK to lead” following President Trump’s announcement
13 Feb 2025
NHS stats: government’s lack of urgency in gripping crisis “inexcusable”
Responding to the latest NHS winter sit-rep report which showed that bed occupancy levels remain at 96% with 14,087 beds taken up by patients medically fit to be discharged, the highest this winter...
13 Feb 2025