Council tax redistribution: “big mistake”, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Government’s plan to redistribute council tax from areas in the South, Vikki Slade MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Local Government, said:
20 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: Govt must scrap jobs tax to get mortgage rates down
Responding to interest rates being held at 4.25%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Jun 2025
Iran: Lib Dems call on Government to publish legal advice
Responding to reports that the Attorney General has warned that the UK joining in on a war in Iran may be illegal, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
19 Jun 2025
Wessex Water sewage dumps into bathing water more than double in last year
Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed a 105% increase in sewage discharges into bathing water by Wessex Water last year, with the number of hours sewage was spilling out more than tripling.
2 Apr 2024
Ed Davey warns Sunak facing sewage local elections backlash on campaign visit to Dorset
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today warn that Rishi Sunak is facing a “sewage backlash” at the ballot box in May’s local elections, on a visit to West Dorset as part of his campaign tour of the West Country.
27 Mar 2024
NHS satisfaction survey: Govt can't be trusted with NHS
Responding to the British Social Attitudes survey on NHS satisfaction, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperspon Daisy Cooper MP said:
27 Mar 2024
Lib Dems welcome motion passed by UN Security Council
Responding to the UN Security Council calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
26 Mar 2024
Cameron must address the Commons not just Tory MPs on 1922 Committee
Commenting on the reports that the only Conservative MPs on the 1922 Committee will be given the opportunity to question Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron this afternoon, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
26 Mar 2024
Almost 9,000 staff leave Environment Agency following cuts and low morale
Data obtained and analysed by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the staggering leaving rates of staff at the Environment Agency.
26 Mar 2024
Triple lock: Shameless election trick by the Conservatives after tax hikes
Responding to Jeremy Hunt announcing the pensions triple lock will be in the next Conservative manifesto, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
26 Mar 2024
Ed Davey statement regarding The Princess of Wales
Responding to the Princess of Wales’ video statement, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
26 Mar 2024
Interest rates: Families are still facing a mortgage cliff edge
Responding to the Bank of England's decision to keep interest rates at 5.25%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
21 Mar 2024