Dodds resignation: Cutting aid to fund defence like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”
Commenting on Anneliese Dodds’ resignation, Monica Harding MP, Liberal Democrat International Affairs Spokesperson, said:
28 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Starmer US visit: Age of Europe relying on US is over
Commenting on the press conference between Starmer and Trump, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
27 Feb 2025
PM must raise Tate's extradition as a priority
Commenting on Andrew Tate's arrival to Florida today after Romanian prosecutors agreed to let him leave, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
27 Feb 2025
Concrete scandal: Urgent clarity needed on hospital buildings with roofs at risk of collapse
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to provide urgent clarity over whether any hospital buildings or wards could face being closed due to fears over dangerous concrete.
4 Sep 2023
Somerton & Frome by-election winner sworn in as MP and demands meeting with Health Secretary
The winner of the Somerton and Frome by-election, Sarah Dyke, will today (Monday 4 September) arrive in Westminster to be sworn in as an MP.
4 Sep 2023
Govt must come clean on how many schools are affected by crumbling concrete
The Government has refused to reveal which schools are affected by failing RAAC concrete. The Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government to release the list of schools affected.
4 Sep 2023
The Govt should get "a grip" on crumbling school buildings
Commenting on the news that a beam collapse prompted a warning to schools over concrete safety, the Liberal Democrats Spokersperson for Education, Munira Wilson MP said:
4 Sep 2023
Lib Dems to force Mid Bedfordshire by-election as soon as Parliament returns
The Liberal Democrats have announced the party will step in and move the writ for the Mid Bedfordshire by-election as soon as Parliament returns on Monday (4 September), if the Conservatives refuse to do so.
4 Sep 2023
Aerated concrete school closures result of Govt "neglect"
Responding to reports in the Guardian which say, the government has told schools in England to immediately shut buildings made with aerated concrete until safety work is undertaken, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
4 Sep 2023
Shapps appointment: Sunak has appointed a yes-man
Responding to the news that Grant Shapps has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary, Liberal Democrat Defence spokesperson Richard Foord MP said:
4 Sep 2023
The Government have taken too long to address police vetting, says Lib Dems
Commenting on the Home Office's announcement on the sacking of rogue officers, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
4 Sep 2023
The Lib Dems have criticised the Foreign Secretary’s decision to meet with China’s Vice President, Han Zheng - the so-called architect of Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong.
Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran commented:
4 Sep 2023