Sending King on state visit a “humiliation”
Responding to confirmation that the King will make a second state visit to the US, Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
31 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
GDP: economy still stuck in the slow lane
Responding to today’s GDP figures, which show an estimated increase of 0.1% in the last quarter of 2025, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
31 Mar 2026
Less than 1% of phone thefts result in charge - as even PM’s former top aide falls victim to phone snatching epidemic
The Liberal Democrats have said that stealing phones has ‘effectively been decriminalised’, as Freedom of Information requests by the party revealed just 1% of all phone thefts resulted in a charge by police.
29 Mar 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Inflation stats: Families struggling to get by because of Government's inaction and incompetence
Responding to the latest ONS figures showing inflation has reached 11.1%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
16 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Conservatives failing to count cost of windfall tax loophole
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of letting oil and gas giants off the hook, as a Conservative minister admitted the government is not even checking how much tax is being avoided through the glaring loophole in its windfall tax.
15 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS earnings figures: Economic mismanagement is leaving pay packets stretched further than ever
Responding to the latest ONS labour market and earnings figures which show pay falling in real terms, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
15 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Raab bullying: Lib Dems write to Cabinet Secretary demanding bullies be named
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper has written the Simon Case, calling on the Cabinet Office to publish a list of Ministers who have credible allegations of bullying made against them.
14 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Hunt interview: More unfair tax hikes because the Conservative party crashed the economy
Responding to the Chancellor's interview on the Laura Kuenssberg show this morning, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
13 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Dominic Raab behaviour: Cabinet Office must investigate immediately
Responding to reports of civil servants being "traumatised" by Dominic Raab's behaviour in the Ministry of Justice, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
11 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Conservative stealth cuts leave up to 110,000 children without a free lunch
Up to 110,000 children may be missing out on a free school meal because the Government has frozen the eligibility threshold for four years. The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of using the freeze to snatch school lunches away from children by stealth.
11 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
The Government have failed cancer patients
Responding to BBC analysis which shows there has been a sharp rise in long waits for cancer therapy in the past four years, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Home repossessions increase significantly as budget sets off a mortgage ticking time bomb
New figures out today from the Ministry of Justice show that “mortgage claims, orders, warrants and repossessions have increased significantly”.
10 Nov 2022