Lib Dems: Burnham must show backbone with Trump
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
9 Jul 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call on Andy Burnham to back £1.5bn plan to end corridor care as latest A&E figures reveal A&E perma-crisis
NHS statistics released today [Thursday 9th July 2026] have revealed that the service had record Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances in June 2026, and that corridor care has risen in a month (May to June) by several thousand beds.
9 Jul 2026
‘Avanti Andy’ needs to realise Britain doesn’t start at Euston and terminate at Manchester Piccadilly, says Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will visit Torbay this Friday [10th July] to issue to issue a stark warning to presumptive Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
9 Jul 2026
61 million GP appointments had waits longer than two weeks as Lib Dems pledge to give patients right to see GP in seven days
The Liberal Democrats will today (Friday 24 May) announce a five-year plan to give patients a legal right to see a GP within a week or 24-hours if in urgent need.
25 May 2024
Migration Stats: Asylum backlog remains sky-high
Responding to the latest set of migration statisitcs, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said:
25 May 2024
No Rwanda flight before election is “humiliation” for Sunak
Responding to Rishi Sunak admitting no flights will leave to Rwanda before the election, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
25 May 2024
40 new hospitals: Sunak already lying like Johnson
Responding to Rishi Sunak’s interview with BBC Breakfast in which he claimed that all 40 new hospitals from the 2019 manifesto will be ready by 2030, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 May 2024
Ed Davey on General Election: Kick this appalling Conservative government out of office
Responding to Rishi Sunak calling the General Election, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
22 May 2024
Poll reveals voters want summer election to kick out Conservative government and fix NHS
Dissatisfaction with the current government is the top reason given by voters for backing an early General Election, a Savanta poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
22 May 2024
DWP Investigation: Reforms to benefits have made no progress
Responding to the news that Equality and Human Rights Commission is investigating the Department of Work and Pensions over claims it broke the law of their treatment of disabled benefits claimants.
22 May 2024
Police instructed to make fewer arrests shows govt "shambolic mismanagement"
Responding to the news that police are being instructed to consider making fewer arrests because of the lack of space in prisons, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
22 May 2024
Inflation: Nobody will be feeling any better off after today
Responding to the latest inflation figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
22 May 2024