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
Reeves in China: Chancellor must come back now with serious plan for growth
Responding to the Chancellor's announcements in China amidst the ongoing market turmoil at home, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 Jan 2025
Local election delays: Lib Dems accuse Conservative councils of “running scared” and “silencing democracy”
The Liberal Democrats have accused Conservative councils of “running scared” and “silencing democracy” as the deadline for councils to apply for election postponement expires.
13 Jan 2025
Citizens Advice: pensioners had “legs cut out from underneath them” after Winter Fuel Payment scrapped
Responding to Citizens Advice saying that they have seen a surge in households seeking help with energy bills in 2024, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
13 Jan 2025
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