McSweeney resignation: the buck stops with the PM
Responding to the resignation of the Prime Minister's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Feb 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Mandelson severance payout: “Immediately donate every penny to charities supporting victims”
Responding to reports that Peter Mandelson received a five-figure payout after being sacked as Ambassador to the US last September, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Feb 2026
Lib Dems report Mandelson to City watchdog for insider trading
Deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP has condemned “transfers of confidential material” by the disgraced ex-ambassador to paedophile Epstein as a potential financial crime.
7 Feb 2026
Oxford Farming Conference: Reed's "regret" not good enough - Starmer must reverse family farm tax
Commenting on Steve Reed's remarks to the Oxford Farming Conference this morning, Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, said:
13 Jan 2025
Market turmoil: Chancellor should cancel China trip for emergency growth statement
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Chancellor to cancel her trip to China and instead make an emergency fiscal statement to Parliament cancelling the national insurance hike planned for April, to boost economic growth.
13 Jan 2025
[EMBARGOED]: ‘Bed blocking’ has already cost NHS £165 million this winter as Davey calls on govt to finish social care review this year
This winter has already seen 417,220 bed days taken up by patients that were fit enough to be discharged, the equivalent of one in 8.4, costing the NHS £165 million in just over a month research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
13 Jan 2025
NHS stats: winter “one of the most brutal on record” as Lib Dems call on Streeting to bring forward emergency plan to protect patients
Responding to NHS England saying that this is the busiest year on record for emergency services, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
13 Jan 2025
Food prices set to rise: news will be hammer blow for millions already choosing between heating and eating
Responding to the British Retail Consortium saying that food prices will rise by 4.2% in the latter half of this year as “retailers battle the £7 billion of increased costs in 2025 from the Budget”, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP:
13 Jan 2025
Davey: Adult Social Care Commission must be completed within one year
Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s evidence session on Adult Social Care Reform with Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE, Liberal DemocratLeader Ed Davey said:
8 Jan 2025
Children's Wellbeing Bill: Conservatives using victims as "political football"
Commenting on the Conservative amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
8 Jan 2025
Cooper: Badenoch should sack Jenrick as shadow justice secretary for "shameless" comments
Responding to Robert Jenrick defending his comments on "people from alien cultures" on the Today Programme, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Jan 2025
Sandwich carers: complete review into financial support for carers needed
Responding to University College London’s report that says sandwich carers suffer from a deterioration in both their mental and physical health over time, Liberal Democrat Care and Carers spokesperson Alison Bennett MP said:
7 Jan 2025
