OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers for practically no benefit
OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers for practically no benefit
22 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Borrowing figures: Another sign the Chancellor's Budget has not worked
Responding to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing UK borrowing has hit its highest December level for four years, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
22 Jan 2025
Southport Inquiry: Must get us answers to avoid future failures
Commenting after Starmer's press conference following the government's announcement of an inquiry into the Southport murders, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Jan 2025
Conservative MPs vote for stealth tax cover up
Conservative MPs have been accused of a “stealth tax cover up,” after they voted down an amendment that would have informed people about how much the government is hiking their taxes.
30 Nov 2022
Lib Dems table ‘Bushtucker Bill’ to stop MPs heading to the jungle
Matt Hancock is facing a ‘Bushtucker Bill’ as he heads back to Parliament, as Liberal Democrats table a new parliamentary motion to prevent MPs from abandoning their constituents by appearing on I’m a Celeb and other reality TV shows in future.
30 Nov 2022
DEFRA sewage policy: A pathetic and insulting attempt to save face
The Liberal Democrats have branded DEFRA's latest policy announcment on water companies "insulting".
30 Nov 2022
Mental health crisis: Conservative Government have dropped the ball
Responding to NHS data showing that the number of young people aged between 17 and 19 with a probable mental health disorder has risen from 1 in 6 to 1 in 4, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
29 Nov 2022
Sunak China speech is remarkably tone deaf
Responding to Rishi Sunak's speech on China, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Layla Moran said:
29 Nov 2022
Stealth Tax: Lib Dems propose law forcing Government to write to every taxpayer facing a tax rise
The Liberal Democrats will table an amendment to the Finance Bill tomorrow (Monday 28th November) which would force the Government to write to every taxpayer in the country hit by the income tax threshold freeze. The Finance Bill implements measures announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement.
29 Nov 2022
Manston diphtheria scandal: Braverman must resign
Responding to the Sunday Times report of 70 suspected cases of diphtheria among asylum seekers moved from the Manston facility as well as a suspected untreated gunshot wound, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
27 Nov 2022
Stealth Tax: Lib Dems propose law forcing Government to write to every taxpayer facing a tax rise
The Liberal Democrats will table an amendment to the Finance Bill tomorrow (Monday 28th November) which would force the Government to write to every taxpayer in the country hit by the income tax threshold freeze. The Finance Bill implements measures announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement.
27 Nov 2022
Sunak reappoints controversial Trade Minister he sacked last month
The Liberal Democrats have demanded that reappointed Trade Minister Dominic Johnson urgently publishes his Register of Interests, warning that he has a duty to be “open, transparent and accountable” and avoid a conflict of interests.
25 Nov 2022