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
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
Law tabled to provide sewage sickness victims with compensation
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill which would provide compensation to those who have suffered illness as a result of sewage in the waterways of England and Wales.
1 Dec 2023
Bathing water status: Shocking rise in poor ratings
Responding to the latest government bathing water stats which finds the number of "poor" sites has risen in the past year, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
1 Dec 2023
Just two in five GP appointments attended by a GP
The latest NHS data shows that just two in five (42%) of GP appointments for October were attended by a GP, representing the lowest figure since October 2021.
30 Nov 2023
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless this winter
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to urgently bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 34,850 were threatened with homelessness between April and June.
30 Nov 2023
Sunak and Cameron jets to COP: Wrong signal and waste of taxpayers' money
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak and David Cameron will be taking seperate flights to COP28, Liberal DemocratClimate and Energy spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
30 Nov 2023