Healey plans will "barely shift the dial" until Europe trade barriers dropped
Responding to Chancellor John Healey’s speech on economic growth and investment, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
JLR job cuts show Government growth mission "falling far short"
Responding to reports that Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut up to 4,000 jobs, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
6 Sep 2026
Davey calls for £1bn farming lifeline and urgent Bluetongue taskforce to protect British food security
During a visit to a farm in Cumbria on Friday [4th September 2026], Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will join Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP to call on the Government to deploy a rapid taskforce to lead on Bluetongue vaccination
4 Sep 2026
"Unsustainable" social care top ups soar by over five-fold to a total £50bn in less than a decade as care providers rally in Westminster
Since 2017/18 the Government has been topping up local authorities budgets to the tune of £47.1 billion to help pay for the burgeoning costs of social care with the yearly cash boost reaching close to £10 billion a year...
25 Feb 2025
Davey: Give Ukraine a critical boost using frozen Russian assets
Commenting on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
23 Feb 2025
Nearly 270,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved last year
New Home Office figures reveal that in the year ending September 2024, 269,237 shoplifting cases were closed without a suspect being identified in England and Wales - a shocking 19% increase from the previous year.
21 Feb 2025
Youth Mobility Scheme: "victory for common sense"
Commenting on reporting that Starmer has put an UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme on the table in his reset with Brussels, James MacCleary MP, Liberal Democrat Europe Spokeperson, said:
21 Feb 2025
Ed Davey backs rapid boost to defence spending after Trump "betrayal" of Ukraine
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has urged the Prime Minister to rapidly increase defence spending, aiming to hit 2.5% of GDP on defence as soon as possible, following what he called Donald Trump's "betrayal" of Ukraine, the UK and its allies.
21 Feb 2025
DIY heating: Shock poll reveals nine in ten use alternatives to central heating this winter
A shocking new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that two in three (68%) Brits say they are worried about the cost of heating their home this winter, as they reveal the alternative methods they are using to keep warm this winter.
20 Feb 2025
Ed Davey: Farage sounds like a “spokesman for Trump”
Commenting on Nigel Farage’s response to Donald Trump calling President Zelensky a “dictator”, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
20 Feb 2025
Carers UK report: Ministers need to "step up and give carers the fair deal that they deserve"
Responding to a report from Carers UK, which showed that more than half (57%) of carers ‘often’ or ‘always’ feel overwhelmed, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
20 Feb 2025
Nearly 400,000 used urgent care or went to a GP as their usual pharmacy could not fill their NHS prescription in December
An estimated 382,000 adults between 10th December and the 1st January visited their GP or an urgent care service due to their usual pharmacy being unable to fill their NHS prescription...
19 Feb 2025