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
Softened windfall tax shows govt don't care
Responding to the news that Jeremy Hunt will soften the energy windfall, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
9 Jun 2023
HMICFRS report shows need for return to community policing
Responding to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) State of Policing report, LiberalDemocrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP:
9 Jun 2023
Johnson Honours: Sunak's so called integrity has been broken
Responding to Boris Johnson's Honours list, Lord Newby, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords:
9 Jun 2023
Teacher stats expose recruitment and retention crisis
Responding to the new school workforce statistics, published today by the Department for Education, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson said:
8 Jun 2023
Burgarlies to be attended: An improvement considering 45,000 went unattended last year
Responding to the news that officers in England and Wales have met a target to attend every domestic burglary scene, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
8 Jun 2023
Sunak should put Johnson's honours list through the shredder
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak is set to accept Boris Johnson's honours list, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Jun 2023
Johnson "hosted friend" at Chequers: Public sick of subsidising ex-PM's legal fund
Responding to the latest reports in the Guardian that Boris Johnson hosted a close friend overnight at Chequers when Covid restrictions were in place, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
8 Jun 2023
Bike theft faces being ‘decriminalised’ as nearly 9 in 10 thefts go unsolved
New analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that in 2022, 65,809 bike theft cases across England and Wales were closed without a suspect being identified - a shocking 89% of total reported cases.
7 Jun 2023
OECD inflation prediction: This is a damning verdict on the Government's economic record
Responding to the OECD's prediction that Britain will have the highest inflation of any leading economy in 2023 and may miss its target to halve inflation, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
7 Jun 2023