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
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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
Inflation figures: this is not 'job done' for the Govt
Responding to inflation figures falling to 3.2%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Dec 2025
Covid inquiry: Govt must publish cost of Boris Johnson’s legal fees
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to come clean over the cost of Boris Johnson’s legal fees for the Covid inquiry.
6 Dec 2023
Thames Water board must resign with immediate effect
Responding to Thames Water's financial update this morning, where the firm announced its debts have risen and water bills will rise by 40%, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
5 Dec 2023
Maths Pisa Point Score Drops Due to Government Inaction
Today, the latest Pisa UK maths results showed that the UK has fallen by 13 points compared with the last Pisa results in 2018. Commenting the Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP said:
5 Dec 2023
Conservative MPs vote down sewage sickness compensation scheme
The Liberal Democrats have slammed Conservative MPs for voting against a compensation scheme for swimmers who get sick from sewage.
5 Dec 2023
The Liberal Democrats have criticised Rishi Sunak for attacking the BBC instead of focusing on rising energy bills.
The Liberal Democrats have criticised Rishi Sunak for attacking the BBC instead of focusing on rising energy bills.
4 Dec 2023
One in five people on NHS backlog list in some areas
Around one in five people* in some parts of England are waiting for NHS hospital treatment, shocking new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
4 Dec 2023
Panorama: Lib Dems call for a criminal investigation on the sewage cover up
Following a BBC Panorama investigation that revealed water companies can make sewage pollution disappear from official statistics, there are calls for a criminal investigation into possible breach of law.
4 Dec 2023
Atkins on Kuennsberg: Flying blind into another winter crisis
Responding to Victoria Atkins appearance on the Laura Kuennsberg show this morning, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperon Sarah Olney MP said:
4 Dec 2023
COVID inquiry: Strip Johnson of allowance and bar him from future honours
The Lib Dems have called on Rishi Sunak to strip Boris Johnson of his £115,000 a year ex-Prime Ministerial allowance and for the disgraced former PM to be barred from receiving future honours or a peerage.
1 Dec 2023