US trade tariffs: Trump doesn't listen to "please"
Responding to the the Business Secretary's comments about Trump trade tariffs this morning, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
24 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
NHS stats: government must convene COBRA amid surge in norovirus cases
Responding to the latest NHS stats showing norovirus levels in hospitals to be 80% higher than last year with bed occupancy standing at 96%, well above the 85% that is considered safe, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP
23 Jan 2025
Government ruling out customs scheme with EU is an “act of economic negligence”
Responding to the Government appearing to rule out the EU’s proposal of the UK joining a European customs area this morning, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
23 Jan 2025
PMQs: Lib Dems slam Sunak on new hospitals broken promise
The Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and two Liberal Democrat MPs have today slammed the Prime Minister on the Conservative government's broken promise to build 40 new hospitals.
22 Feb 2023
Voter ID: Govt dragged to the Commons to answer questions over botched rollout
Liberal Democrats secured an Urgent Question on the rollout of voter identification plans and questioned the Minister for Local Government, Lee Rowley. This comes on the heels of reports showing that under 21,000 had applied out of the 2 million people estimated to need the certificates.
21 Feb 2023
Prepayment meters: What did Shapps know and when?
Ofgem are set to conduct a targeted investigation into British Gas after it was revealed by the Times that they had forcibly installed prepayment meters.
21 Feb 2023
Debt Figures: The mess left by Liz Truss and the Govt
Responding to new ONS figures showing the scale of UK government borrowing, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
21 Feb 2023
DEFRA reheats sewage announcement from 165 days ago
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the Conservative government for repeating a request to water companies to publish their plans to tackle sewage discharges, just 165 days after an almost identical announcement.
20 Feb 2023
SEND school overcrowding 'outrageous' and 'appalling'
Respoding to a BBC investigation that reveals SEND schools are overcrowded and children are learning in cupboards, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
20 Feb 2023
Hundreds of sewage leaks in England’s hospitals over the last year
Freedom of Information Requests by the Liberal Democrats to NHS Trusts has revealed in the past twelve months there has been a staggering 456 sewage leaks in England’s hospitals. 55 NHS Trusts provided responses which reveal the shocking state of the country’s hospitals.
17 Feb 2023
British Gas profits: Energy companies must pay back the 'Poverty Premium'
The Liberal Democrats are reiterating their calls on the Government to ensure energy companies pay back the ‘Poverty Premium’ paid by the tens of thousands who had a prepayment meter forcibly installed this winter in compensation.
16 Feb 2023
Inflation Stats: Hard-working people are paying the price for Conservative incompetence
Responding to the latest inflation statistics, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
16 Feb 2023