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
Police community support officers cut by over 10%
The Conservative Government has taken nearly 1,000 police community support officers (PCSOs) off the streets in just one year, new Home Office statistics have revealed today.
31 Jul 2023
131,000 children in insecure housing scandal: Irreparable damage to life chances
Responding to the latest homelessness statistics, the Liberal Democrats have hit out at the government failure to get homelessness under control.
31 Jul 2023
Somerset by-election winner visits Mid Bedfordshire as odds slashed on another Lib Dem win
The Liberal Democrats are the bookies' favourite to win the Mid Bedfordshire by-election and take another Blue Wall seat from the Conservatives, with odds shortening since the party’s stunning by-election victory last week in Somerset.
31 Jul 2023
Rhodes: Sunak must chair COBRA meeting today
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the government for their refusal to show leadership over COBRA meeting.
25 Jul 2023
Unsolved burglaries soar to more than 580 a day
A staggering 213,279 burglaries went unsolved across England and Wales in the 2022/2023 financial year
25 Jul 2023
Rhodes Fires: Call to protect holidaymakers by adding to no travel list
Liberal Democrats are calling for an immediate addition of Rhodes to the Red List list of places the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel
24 Jul 2023
Lib Dems demand GP rescue plan as one in six left waiting two weeks for appointment
One in six (16.5%) GP appointments had waits of two weeks or more over past year
24 Jul 2023
Ed Davey demands General Election to end Conservative circus at victory rally in Frome
In a victory rally to celebrate another stunning by-election result, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, has demanded a general election to end the “Conservative circus.”
21 Jul 2023
Ed Davey: Somerton and Frome win shows Lib Dems “firmly back in the West Country”
Ed Davey has declared that the Liberal Democrats are “firmly back in the West Country,” after the party pulled off yet another historic by-election victory in Somerton and Frome.
21 Jul 2023