Faith in courts must be restored as backlog hits record high
Responding to the backlog of crown court cases reaching new highs in England and Wales, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Jess Brown-Fuller MP, said:
24 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
SFI26: Farms under pressure cannot wait until 2027 for funds
Responding to the SFI26 window 2 budget being exhausted within hours, Liberal Democrat Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Spokesperson Tim Farron MP and Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson Sarah Dyke MP said:
23 Sep 2026
Davey conference speech: Cut income tax to tackle the cost of living
In his keynote speech to the Liberal Democrat Party Conference later today, Ed Davey will announce a massive tax cut, funded by growing the economy through membership of the EU single market and a customs union.
22 Sep 2026
Lib Dems call for Ofcom investigation on GB News “bias and misleading” reporting of Post Office scandal
The Liberal Democrats have written to Ofcom to demand an investigation into the reporting of the Post Office Horizon scandal by Nigel Farage, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lee Anderson.
12 Jan 2024
Minister admits Dowden made ‘mistake’ by failing to sack Vennells from £17,500 government job
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, to come clean over his failure to sack disgraced ex-Post Office CEO, Paula Vennells, from her senior government position even after the full extent of the Horizon scandal was e
12 Jan 2024
PMQs Horizon scandal: It should never have had taken this long to get justice
Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement that the government will be setting forward new primary legislation to overturn wrongful convictions during the Horizon scandal, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP said:
12 Jan 2024
Surrey oil drilling given go-ahead: A shameful decision. Local MP, Jeremy Hunt must intervene
Responding to the Court of Appeal giving the go-ahead for large scale gas drilling in Jeremy Hunt's Surrey constituency, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
12 Jan 2024
MPs vote on blocking water firms receiving tax cuts unless they stop sewage discharges
Today (Wednesday 10th January), MPs expect to vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment to block disgraced water firms receiving a tax cut.
9 Jan 2024
Vennells CBE: Now Dowden needs to explain why he failed to sack her as a Cabinet Office Director
The Lib Dems have called on Oliver Dowden to come clean about why he failed to sack Vennells from her Cabinet Office role, after the High Court judgment in Bates was handed down during his time as Cabinet Office Minister in 2019.
9 Jan 2024
Mental Health: Shocking stats show Govt are failing young people
Ahead of Lib Dem MP Munira Wilson’s Bill to introduce mental health professionals into schools, statistics show that 61% of those waiting for mental health support had stopped attending school, college, university, or work.
9 Jan 2024
Sunak Connect speech: "An arsonist offering to put out the fire"
Responding to Rishi Sunak's Connect speech in Lancashire this morning, where the Prime Minister urged voters to continue voting for his party, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 Jan 2024
4,000 cancer operations cancelled in past year
Almost 4,000 cancer-related surgeries have been cancelled in the past year, an 8% rise on the previous year, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
5 Jan 2024