Lib Dems celebrate Sunshine Bill victory
Max Wilkinson MP is celebrating victory in his campaign for solar energy generation technology to be included in all new homes as standard.
6 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Government listens to Liberal Democrat calls to end “corridor care” but cannot lead patients “up the garden path”
Responding to the Government setting out its Urgent and Emergency Care Plan which aims to eliminate “corridor care” following recent Liberal Democrat calls to “end corridor care”, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
6 Jun 2025
Lib Dems call on Labour Govt to rule out real-terms policing budget cuts as unsolved vehicle theft epidemic continues
House of Commons library analysis of official Home Office data on crime outcomes, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, shows a vehicle theft epidemic with the offence becoming ‘effectively decriminalised’. Almost 95,000 cases went unsolved last year.
5 Jun 2025
Kwarteng champagne reception: We need an official inquiry into this now.
Responding to reports in the Sunday Times that Kwasi Kwarteng drank champagne with hedge-fund managers after his disastrous budget, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
1 Oct 2022
OBR forecasts: Economy left “flying blind” for two months
Responding to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng rejecting calls for an earlier OBR forecast on the budget today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Sep 2022
Truss urged to hold mortgage lender summit in Number 10 as millions left in “anxious limbo”
The Liberal Democrats are urging the Prime Minister Liz Truss to host an emergency summit with mortgage lenders in Number 10 this weekend, instead of heading off to Conservative Party conference.
30 Sep 2022
Fracking interview: Truss shows contempt for rural communities
Responding to Liz Truss' failure to answer questions on ensuring local consent for fracking in an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
29 Sep 2022
Liz Truss refuses to guarantee people’s pensions are safe
Liz Truss refused twice to guarantee on BBC Bristol this morning that people’s pensions are safe.
29 Sep 2022
Truss in complete denial on BBC Local Radio round
Responding to Liz Truss's BBC Local Radio media round this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Sep 2022
Davey: Truss must cancel Conservative conference to deal with economic crisis
Ed Davey demands Liz Truss and her ministers spend time fixing the budget as new research finds Government energy bill support will be wiped out by higher mortgage bills
29 Sep 2022
Spending cuts: Conservatives are committing "slow-motion car crash"
Responding to the news that the Treasury has asked all government departments to draw up plans for spending cuts, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
28 Sep 2022
Migrant deal scrapped: Incompetence at the highest level from the highest office
Commenting on the news that the UK/France migrant deal has been scrapped due to Prime Minister Liz Truss's comments, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
28 Sep 2022