Lib Dems: Burnham must show backbone with Trump
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
9 Jul 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call on Andy Burnham to back £1.5bn plan to end corridor care as latest A&E figures reveal A&E perma-crisis
NHS statistics released today [Thursday 9th July 2026] have revealed that the service had record Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances in June 2026, and that corridor care has risen in a month (May to June) by several thousand beds.
9 Jul 2026
‘Avanti Andy’ needs to realise Britain doesn’t start at Euston and terminate at Manchester Piccadilly, says Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will visit Torbay this Friday [10th July] to issue to issue a stark warning to presumptive Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
9 Jul 2026
Revealed: Ambulances were called out to prisons once every hour in the past year
Ambulances were called out to prisons an average of once an hour over the past year, shocking new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
2 Jan 2024
Lib Dems see three people honoured for their services in the New Years Honours list
The Liberal Democrats have seen three people honoured in the New Years Honours list.
2 Jan 2024
Storm Gerrit Tornado: COBRA meeting vital as lives thrown into chaos
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Prime Minister to convene an emergency COBRA meeting after a tornado hits Greater Manchester during Storm Gerrit.
2 Jan 2024
Great Train Yobbery: 4,000 violent assaults reported on British trains in last year
Almost 4,000 violent assaults have been committed on British trains in the past year, a 12% rise on the previous year, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
2 Jan 2024
March budget: Last throw of the dice by flailing Conservative government
Responding to the Treasury confirming the Spring Budget will take place on 6th March, Liberal DemocratTreasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Jan 2024
Hospital car parking fees soar 50% to £146m in “tax on caring”
Patients and visitors shelled out a staggering £146 million in hospital car parking fees last year, up 50% compared to the previous year, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
2 Jan 2024
Sharp rise in fires and floods in hospitals last year as NHS left exposed to extreme weather
There was a sharp rise in floods, fires and overheating incidents in hospitals and other NHS sites last year, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Jan 2024
Unsolved shoplifting cases soar to 5-year high of over 200,000 in “crime epidemic”
Over 200,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved in the past year in a “growing crime epidemic”, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. It means an average of over 560 shoplifting cases going unsolved every single day.
26 Dec 2023
“Pothole pandemic:” Drivers made 63 compensation claims a day for pothole damage last year
63 pothole compensation claims were made every day last year as thousands of drivers saw their cars damaged by crater-filled roads, data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
26 Dec 2023