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
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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
Lib Dems report Reform UK to the police over donations scandal
Following the Channel 4 report into Reform this evening, revealing a potential plot by the party to break the law on party funding, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Lisa Smart has written to the police and the Electoral Commission, asking them
3 Sep 2026
Social Housing Bill: Govt must be far more ambitious and allow councils to “end the sale of council houses”
Responding to the Government's new outline for the Social Housing Bill, promising increased support for victims of domestic abuse and more tightened right to buy rules, Gideon Amos MP, Liberal Democrat Housing and Planning Spokesperson, said:
31 May 2026
Davey: Ministers must stop hiding and publish the DIP immediately
Responding the continuous absence of, and reported ongoing delays to, the Defence Investment Plan, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 May 2026
NEET Stats: Govt must "scrap the unfair jobs tax" to save a generation of young people from unemployment
Responding to Alan Milburn's report on youth unemployment and the ONS report showing that now over a million young people are not in education, employment or training, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
28 May 2026
Energy price cap: Trumpflation continues to bite
Responding to the news that household energy prices will rise by 13% a year in July, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 May 2026
Davey: Disgrace the Govt is still trying to hide the truth about Mandelson
Responding to reports that Peter Mandelson’s associations with senior figures in China, Russia and Israel were among the concerns raised by the UK’s vetting agency when it concluded he should be denied clearance, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
28 May 2026
Social Media Ban: "Govt moving far too slowly" to protect children
Responding to top doctors saying social media usage is as detrimental as smoking in children, Victoria Collins MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Science, Innovation and Technology, said:
28 May 2026
Investment in climate-resilient infrastructure long overdue: we are woefully unprepared, say Lib Dems
Following publication of the the Climate Change Committee’s five-yearly progress report, Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Spokesperson Pippa Heylings MP said:
22 May 2026
Jake Austin has been announced as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Makerfield by-election
Jake Austin has been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Makerfield in the upcoming by-election, pledging to champion local issues that matter most to residents.
22 May 2026
Andrew Files: The Government must commit to mandatory vetting for all similar appointments in future
Responding to the government releasing the first batch of documents relating to the appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as trade envoy in 2001, following a motion to Parliament by the Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain
21 May 2026