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
Reeves speech in Brussels: Govt must be more ambitious in rebuilding ties with EU
Commenting ahead of a speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves to European Finance Ministers in Brussels, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
9 Dec 2024
Syria: Assad must now face justice for his crimes
Responding to reports that the Assad regime has fallen in Syria, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Calum Miller, said:
9 Dec 2024
Ambulance delays crisis: Streeting must make a statement to Parliament
Responding to reports that heart attack patients are being advised to make their own way to hospital while six of England’s ten ambulance trusts are at risk of service failure, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan said:
9 Dec 2024
Ed Davey hits the top 40 in boost to bid for Christmas number one
Ed Davey and the Bath Philharmonia Young Carers’ Choir bid for a Christmas Number one has received a big boost as their Christmas single ‘Love is Enough’ has hit the top 40 just one week after being released.
9 Dec 2024
A&E target dropped is an “insult to patients” left waiting hours to be seen
Responding to the admission the government is dropping its pledge to meet the four hour A&E waiting times target by the end of this Parliament, Liberal Democrat Health and Care Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
9 Dec 2024
One in two pensioners hit by Winter Fuel Payment cuts will heat their homes less this winter
Half (51%) of pensioners who said that they will be hit by cuts to the Winter Fuel Payments say they will heat their home less this winter, new polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
9 Dec 2024
365,000 patients waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests including MRIs and CT scans
The number of people waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests such as CT scans or MRIs is 22 times higher than in 2015, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
9 Dec 2024
Small Business Saturday: govt should take this opportunity to scrap NICs rise
Commenting on Small Business Saturday today (7th December), Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Dec 2024
Starmer speech: Govt simply moving the goalposts
Commenting after Keir Starmer's "Plan for Change" speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
6 Dec 2024