Healey plans will "barely shift the dial" until Europe trade barriers dropped
Responding to Chancellor John Healey’s speech on economic growth and investment, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
JLR job cuts show Government growth mission "falling far short"
Responding to reports that Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut up to 4,000 jobs, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
6 Sep 2026
Davey calls for £1bn farming lifeline and urgent Bluetongue taskforce to protect British food security
During a visit to a farm in Cumbria on Friday [4th September 2026], Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will join Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP to call on the Government to deploy a rapid taskforce to lead on Bluetongue vaccination
4 Sep 2026
Ed Davey calls for two month cancer treatment guarantee in Autumn Conference speech
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today call for a new legal right for cancer patients to start treatment within two months of an urgent referral, as part of a five-year plan to boost survival rates.
27 Sep 2023
Ed Davey speech: Time to tear down the Blue Wall and end the Conservative soap opera
Ed Davey will today (Tuesday 26 September) give his first Autumn Conference speech since becoming Liberal Democratleader, firing the starting gun for the party's campaign at the next General Election.
27 Sep 2023
Waiting list for diagnostic tests reaches 1.6 million - up 50% since 2019
NHS waiting lists for basic diagnostic tests have grown by 50% since June 2019, up to 1.6 million.
27 Sep 2023
Lib Dems are the first political party to adopt pre-manifesto - with right to see a GP and health services at its heart
The Liberal Democrats have become the first political party to adopt their pre-manifesto for the next election, with their proposal to give everyone the right to see a GP within a week as their centre-piece policy.
27 Sep 2023
Four in ten Conservative voters less likely to back their MP over sewage
New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed four in ten four in ten (40%) of Conservative voters are less likely to vote for their MP if they support new sewage dumping amendment.
27 Sep 2023
Lib Dems to reverse £800m cut to community healthcare budgets to avoid “ticking time bomb” for NHS
The Liberal Democrats will set out plans at their Autumn Conference to reverse savage Conservative cuts to local public health grants, as part of a shift to empowering local communities to tackle the root causes of ill health.
27 Sep 2023
Triple tax on social media giants to boost mental health in schools
Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to treble the tax on social media giants to provide a dedicated mental health professional in every school.
27 Sep 2023
Lib Dems: Scrap payouts for ex-ministers as taxpayer bill rises to £530,000
The Liberal Democrats have called for taxpayer-funded handouts for disgraced former ministers to be scrapped, as analysis reveals £530,000 was paid out in ministerial severance payments over the past year.
27 Sep 2023
25,000 operations cancelled twice or more in 2022 as backlog soars
The number of hospital operations cancelled twice or more surged to over 25,000 in 2022, an investigation by the LiberalDemocrats have revealed.
27 Sep 2023