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
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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
Over 1 million people were unable to contact their GP in the past month
1.1 million people who attempted to contact their GP in the past month could not get through, accounting for one in 20 of all people who tried, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Jan 2025
Ed Davey New Year’s message: Government must deliver the change people are yearning for
In his New Year’s message today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will call on the government this year to deliver the“real change” that the “British people are yearning for,” from the NHS and care to political reform.
6 Jan 2025
NHS lost over 600 days of clinical time due to crumbling hospitals last year
The health service lost 608 days worth of clinical time due to infrastructure failures on the NHS estate, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Jan 2025
MOD have lost 744 devices and a WW1 machine gun since 2023
The Ministry of Defence has misplaced a total of 744 phones, laptops, computers and USB sticks over the last 24 months - along with a Glock and three WW1 and WW2 guns, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
6 Jan 2025
Revealed: 5 million people living without dentist as Liberal Democrats call for an end to dental deserts
The Liberal Democrats are urging the government to end dental deserts after it was revealed that an estimated 5 million people in England do not have a dentist.
6 Jan 2025
Hospital car parking fees: Patients and staff hit with £1 billion bombshell
Patients, visitors and staff have faced a £1 billion bombshell of hospital car parking charges over the past six years, new analysis by the LiberalDemocrats has revealed.
6 Jan 2025
Poll finds Brits would rather swim with sharks than in sewage as Boxing Day swims cancelled
More people would choose to swim with great white sharks than in water contaminated with sewage, polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has found.
6 Jan 2025
UK lags behind as Putin and allies crank up defence spending by 50%
Russia, Iran and China have all increased their defence budgets by over 50% since 2014 - with the UK’s defence spending growing at just 14%.
6 Jan 2025
Ed Davey’s 2024 Christmas message to celebrate young carers
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey’s Christmas message will celebrate the role of young carers during the festive season.
24 Dec 2024