"Stand shoulder to shoulder" with EU and Commonwealth in face of tariffs, say Lib Dems
Responding to Trump's tariffs coming into force today [Saturday 5th April], Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
5 Apr 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Ed Davey: Starmer must defend Falklands from Trump's trade war.
Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to meet with the Falklands Governor, after President Trump announced tariffs of 41% on exports from the Falkland islands to the United States.
4 Apr 2025
Market turmoil on Trump tariffs: Chancellor urged to hold summit with pension funds
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rachel Reeves to hold an urgent summit with pension funds, banks and financial watchdogs to discuss the market turmoil since Trump’s tariffs and provide reassurance to British pensioners.
4 Apr 2025
Ministers “failing patients on a monstrous scale” as ambulance handover stats revealed
The Liberal Democrat's have accused Ministers of “failing patients on a monstrous scale” in response to new figures that reveal 29,000 hours were lost waiting to handover patients from ambulances to A&E last week alone.
15 Dec 2022
Interest rates: This is the nightmare before Christmas for families
Responding to the Bank of England raising interest rates, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
15 Dec 2022
Raab should step down while complaints investigated
Responding to the news that five further complaints about Dominic Raab's behaviour are being investigated, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
15 Dec 2022
Sunak’s refusal to ban home repossessions a “Dickensian nightmare”
Following a PMQ from Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, Rishi Sunak has refused to back Liberal Democrat calls to ban house repossessions and evictions over the Christmas period. Commenting, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
15 Dec 2022
Channel deaths “horrifying and heartbreaking”
In response to the tragic news that people have died in the English Channel this morning, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said:
15 Dec 2022
Voter ID Fatal Motion: Nothing short of voter suppression
Responding to the result of the vote, Liberal Democrat Peer Baroness Pinnock who tabled the fatal motion, said:
15 Dec 2022
Inflation: Grim double digit norm is wreaking havoc on our country
Responding to this morning's inflation figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
15 Dec 2022
Ed Davey: Ban home repossessions and evictions over Christmas period
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to bring in an emergency ban on banks repossessing people’s homes over the Christmas period.
15 Dec 2022
Sunak weakening "crucial protections for victims of human trafficking"
Responding to the Prime Minister's statement on migration, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
15 Dec 2022