Healey plans will "barely shift the dial" until Europe trade barriers dropped
Responding to Chancellor John Healey’s speech on economic growth and investment, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
JLR job cuts show Government growth mission "falling far short"
Responding to reports that Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut up to 4,000 jobs, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
6 Sep 2026
Davey calls for £1bn farming lifeline and urgent Bluetongue taskforce to protect British food security
During a visit to a farm in Cumbria on Friday [4th September 2026], Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will join Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP to call on the Government to deploy a rapid taskforce to lead on Bluetongue vaccination
4 Sep 2026
GDP figures: Economy stuck in the slow lane
Responding to the latest GDP figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
15 Apr 2024
Donelan libel costs: Donelan must pay this money back now
Responding to £34,000 of taxpayers money being spent on Michele Donelan's libel costs, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Apr 2024
Nick Fletcher endorses Lee Anderson: Sunak should kick him out of Conservative Party
Responding to Nick Fletcher, Conservative MP for Don Valley, telling voters in Ashfield that Reform UK MP Lee Anderson is the area's "greatest champion" and that he needs to be back in Westminster, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Apr 2024
Sunak in “parallel universe” as NHS waiting lists grow by 330,000 since he pledged to cut them
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said Rishi Sunak is living in a “parallel universe,” after today’s figures reveal NHS targets are being missed while waiting lists have grown by 330,000 since the Prime Minister pledged to cut them.
15 Apr 2024
Shoplifting: Govt continues to let organised gangs off the hook
Responding to the news that assaulting a shop worker will be made a separate criminal offence in England and Wales, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
15 Apr 2024
Government amendment on “deeply damaging” non-disclosure agreements does not go far enough to protect victims
Responding to the tabling of this amendment, Liberal Democrat MP Layla Moran said:
15 Apr 2024
Cameron and Trump: European leaders’ summit needed to seize frozen Russian assets
Following David Cameron’s visit to former US President Donald Trump overnight, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on Cameron to organise a European leaders’ summit on support for Ukraine, including through the seizure of frozen Russian assets.
9 Apr 2024
Hospital's spend £3million on pest control as patients suffer from rats and insects
Freedom of Information Requests by the Liberal Democrats have revealed the extent of pests roaming NHS Hospitals. As the NHS repair backlog reaches record levels, these new revelations show staff and patients subjected to poor conditions.
9 Apr 2024
Govt sewage fund: Spare change for firms who have made billions of pounds
Responding to the government announcing a new £11m fund in the wake of the sewage crisis, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
8 Apr 2024