Spring Statement: Critical moment for our national and economic security
Commenting ahead of the Government’s Spring Statement, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Davey: Only right tax exiles start paying taxes to fund the Armed Forces
Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey has today challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the Chamber and called for tax exiles to start paying taxes to fund the Armed Forces, as they protect British citizens around the world.
2 Mar 2026
Lib Dems urge Reeves to scrap fuel duty hike as Iran war leads to soaring petrol prices
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Rachel Reeves to cancel her planned fuel duty increase in tomorrow’s Spring Statement, warning that the conflict in Iran could push petrol prices to record highs.
2 Mar 2026
Davey on Nathan Gill sentencing: “Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security”
Responding to the news that Reform’s former Wales leader, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes from Russia, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Nov 2025
Council funding: Govt “doomed to fail” if they do not address social care crisis
Responding to the Government’s statement on the fair funding review 2.0, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson, Zöe Franklin MP said:
21 Nov 2025
Lib Dems to force vote in Parliament on new customs union with EU
The Liberal Democrats are preparing to push a vote in Parliament on forging a new customs union with the EU, in a bid to put pressure on the Labour government to drop its red lines on Europe to boost growth instead of hiking taxes at the Budget.
21 Nov 2025
Davey on Covid Inquiry: British people will never forgive the Conservatives for leaving country “rudderless and vulnerable”
Responding to the publication of the latest Covid Inquiry report, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
20 Nov 2025
Lib Dems: Govt must go further and “ban surge pricing”
Responding to the government's announcement banning the reselling of tickets for profit, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport, Anna Sabine MP said:
19 Nov 2025
PMQs: Kemi Badenoch should apologise for £40bn of Conservative stealth tax hikes
The Liberal Democrats have blasted Kemi Badenoch’s hypocrisy on stealth taxes at PMQs, highlighting the £40bn stealth tax bombshell the Conservatives hit the public with during their time in office.
19 Nov 2025
Inflation stats: Chancellor must put households and high streets first
Responding to the latest ONS inflation figures released this morning, Daisy Cooper, Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said:
19 Nov 2025
Lib Dem MP calls for National Crime Agency crackdown after "mountain of waste" uncovered in Oxfordshire
The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock, Calum Miller, has used an urgent question in Parliament to call on the Government to pay for a 150 metre illegal waste dump in Oxfordshire, and for the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serio
17 Nov 2025
Asylum hotels: state-endorsed robbery will not fix the crisis
Commenting on the Government's annoucement to confiscate asylum seekers' jewellery to pay for their housing costs, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
17 Nov 2025