Flu statistics: PM must hold an COBRA meeting
Responding to the latest NHS statistics, that show an average of 3140 in hospital beds for flu per day, up from 2660 last week, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
18 Dec 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Rejoining Erasmus: Welcome announcement after years of Lib Dem campaigning
Following the Government announcement that the UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme, Liberal Democrat Universities and Skills Spokesperson Ian Sollom MP said:
17 Dec 2025
Abramovich must face end of year deadline for legal proceedings
Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement of legal proceedings to unlock the Abramovich funds for Ukraine, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson, said:
17 Dec 2025
Govt has neglected children's mental health for too long
Responding to the Royal College of Psychiatrists's report on children's mental health, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Feb 2024
PopCon: Tory MPs at launch pocketed £85,000 in severance payments
The Conservative MPs at today’s Popular Conservatism launch pocketed almost £85,000 in taxpayer-funded pay-outs, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
8 Feb 2024
Sunak interview: Most people worry when they are hit with a surprise £1,000 bill, the PM does not even register it
Responding to the Prime Minister's interview this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Feb 2024
Keegan gives government "good" Ofsted while children taught in crumbling classrooms
Responding to the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan on LBC saying she’d give the government’s performance an Ofsted rating of “good”, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson:
6 Feb 2024
Sunak's broken promise: NHS waiting lists won’t fall back to pre-pandemic levels until 2030
NHS waiting lists won’t fall back to pre-pandemic levels until the end of the decade if current trends continue, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Feb 2024
PopCon event: Blue Wall voters will look on with horror
Ahead of Conservative MPs and Nigel Farage appearing at the launch of the latest Conservative movement, PopCon, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Feb 2024
OECD Report: UK set for highest inflation levels in G7
Responding to the latest OECD report which has revealed that the UK will have the highest inflation rate among G7 nations in 2024, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
5 Feb 2024
NHS waiting lists: Sunak must reverse cuts to spending
Responding to Piers Morgan's interview with Rishi Sunak, where he admits he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists, the LiberalDemocrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
5 Feb 2024
One in four Brits say mental health impacted by long GP and hospital waits
Around 12.5 million Brits’ mental health negatively affected by waiting too long for a GP or hospital appointment
5 Feb 2024