Lib Dems call for COBRA meeting as Britain braces for second heatwave
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to hold an urgent COBRA meeting on this week's soaring temperatures.
30 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Davey: welfare review must listen to the voice of carers
Ahead of the statement on the welfare bill later today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said the Government’s review of the Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must listen to groups representing family carers, as well as disability charities.
30 Jun 2025
Bob Vylan: hate speech has no place at Glastonbury or in society
Responding to Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury on Saturday, Liberal Democrat Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
29 Jun 2025
Close of polls: Voters are sick of being taken for granted by this Conservative government
Speaking after polls have closed for the 2023 Local Elections, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
4 May 2023
Local elections: Senior Conservative MPs are in for a big shock tomorrow
As millions of people go the polls in this year's local elections, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper MP said:
4 May 2023
Ed Davey demands robust windfall as Shell profits announced
Responding to the latest Shell profits, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
4 May 2023
Government abandons plans to make tech firms refund fraud victims
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the government for dropping plans to force tech companies to pay compensation to victims of online financial scams in today’s Fraud Strategy.
3 May 2023
275 car thefts a day went unsolved by police last year
A staggering four in five car thefts went unsolved last year, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. Meanwhile, just 3.4% of car thefts - or one in thirty - resulted in a charge or summons.
2 May 2023
Ed Davey demands inquiry into supermarket profiteering as cost of weekly shop soars by over £600 a year
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is calling for the competition watchdog to launch an inquiry into profiteering by supermarkets, as part of a plan to bring down food prices for struggling families.
2 May 2023
Fraud strategy a "drop in the ocean" in fight against vile scammers
Responding to the government's new Fraud Strategy, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
2 May 2023
BP profits "kick in the teeth" for families struggling to pay bills
Responding to the latest BP profits, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
2 May 2023
6.5 million children not seen by an NHS dentist last year
Over 6.5 million children in England have not been seen by an NHS dentist for at least a year, shocking new figures published by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
1 May 2023