AUKUS: Trump move to bring submarine deal under review throws “grenade” into security partnership
Responding to the US bringing the AUKUS deal under review, Helen Maguire MP, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, said:
12 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Reeves must rule out tax rises for families and small businesses, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Chancellor refusing to rule out tax rises on LBC this morning, Sarah Olney MP, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson, said:
12 Jun 2025
Spending review: Over £4.5 billion of “hidden” cuts to departments could be avoided with better UK-EU trade deal
Government departments are facing real-terms cuts of £4.6 billion by 2028-29, Liberal Democrat analysis of the Spending Review has revealed.
12 Jun 2025
Three in four say expect to stay in a hospital corridor due to overcrowded A&Es
Almost three in four (74%) adults expect to have to stay in a hospital corridor due to a lack of hospital beds, a shocking new poll has revealed.
13 Jan 2023
Thames Water plans: Conservative Govt needs to get their act together
Responding to news that Thames Water has proposed to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from the Thames and replace it with treated effluent from the large Mogden sewage works in West London, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
12 Jan 2023
Record ambulance delays reveal NHS “horror show”
Ambulance delays for life-threatening calls reached a new record high in December, shocking new NHS figures have revealed.
12 Jan 2023
"Cover-up":Lib Dems call for Golden Visa review to be published in full
In response to the Government publishing a statement on the Golden Visa review rather than the review itself, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Layla Moran MP said:
12 Jan 2023
50,000 excess deaths in 2022: Lib Dems demand CQC inquiry
The Liberal Democrats for an inquiry by the Care Quality Commission, after analysis by The Times, found there were 50,000 excess deaths in 2022 driven partly by NHS delays.
11 Jan 2023
PAC Report: £42bn 'tax gap' is a 'black hole'
Responding to a Public Accounts Committee report which says their ‘tax gap’ runs at 5.1% of annual liabilities; £42 billion total in unpaid tax, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
11 Jan 2023
Partygate scandal: Sunak must give evidence on latest allegations
Responding to ITV News revealing Boris Johnson joked about attending 'the most unsocially distanced party in the UK' in Number 10, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain said:
11 Jan 2023
Conservative MPs "putting profit over people" as they vote down second homes amendment
In response to Conservative MPs voting against his second homes amendment to the Stamp Duty Land Tax Bill, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron said:
10 Jan 2023
Blue Wall set to be hardest hit by mortgage rate rise
Commuter belt areas in the ‘Blue Wall’ are set to be hardest hit by the Conservative mortgage premium, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
10 Jan 2023