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 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
Revealed: Long GP waits in rural areas three times worse than urban ones
The proportion of people waiting four weeks or more for a GP appointment is three times higher in rural parts of England than in London, stark new figures published by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
27 Sep 2023
Daisy Cooper: Lib Dems have “huge opportunity” to take seats off Conservatives in the Blue Wall
Liberal Democrat Leader Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper will today (Sunday 24 September) give her first in person speech at the party’s Autumn Conference.
27 Sep 2023
Lib Dems call for “Blue Flag” status for rivers to protect from sewage scandal
The Liberal Democrats are set to call for a new Blue Flag status to protect Britain’s treasured rivers from sewage dumping, at the party’s annual conference this weekend.
23 Sep 2023