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
NHS staff cannot be left to suffer in silence
Responding to the news that female surgeons are being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some incidences raped by colleagues, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Sep 2023
Wage Figures: Sunak must commit to triple lock now
Responding to today's wage figures which would be used to uprate pensions, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
12 Sep 2023
Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff waiting for driver training despite deadly delays
Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff across the country are waiting to complete essential driver training, new data from the Liberal Democrats has shown. This is despite dangerous delays to response times and a shortage of ambulance drivers.
12 Sep 2023
Liberal Democrats open second office in Mid-Bedfordshire as campaign ramps up
The Liberal Democrats have opened their second office in Mid-Bedfordshire as their campaign ramps up ahead of polling day next month.
12 Sep 2023
UK “sick swimmer of Europe” on bathing water quality
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats of bathing water sites of EU countries (plus Albania and Switzerland) shows the UK is lagging far behind its European neighbours in both number and quality of sites.
12 Sep 2023
Prisoner escape: Government needs to start an independent review of prisoner categorisations
Responding to the news that terror suspect, Daniel Abed Khalife, has escaped from Wandsworth Prison, a Category B prison, Liberal Democrat Justice spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP said:
7 Sep 2023
Two million patients and 42,000 NHS staff at risk from crumbling hospitals
Almost two million patients and 42,000 NHS staff are at risk from hospitals with unsafe concrete, shocking new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
7 Sep 2023
Horizon: Government must now extend cooperation to other schemes
Reacting to the news that the UK will rejoin the Horizon programme, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
7 Sep 2023
Revealed: 36 crumbling schools in Conservative Ministers’ seats
There are 36 crumbling schools in Conservative Ministers’ seats, including 13 in the constituencies of Cabinet Ministers, the Liberal Democrats have indentified.
7 Sep 2023