Pritchard resignation "must be a line in the sand" for NHS
Responding to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard's resignation, Helen Morgan MP, Liberal Democrat Health and Care Spokesperson, said:
25 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Dental decay “epidemic” as 134 children a day have tooth extracted in hospital
There were 49,112 tooth extractions for children in hospital in 2023/24, shocking new official figures have shown, the equivalent of 134 a day.
25 Feb 2025
Davey: Scrap energy bill rise for pensioners stripped of Winter Fuel Payments
Liberal Democrat Leader and former energy secretary Ed Davey is calling on the Government to scrap the latest energy bill rise for the almost 10 million pensioners who’ve been stripped of their Winter Fuel Payments.
25 Feb 2025
Badenoch: Lib Dems will continue to offer the best opposition
Responding to the news that Kemi Badenoch has been announced as the new Conservative Party Leader, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Nov 2024
Over 9000 farms in Labour constituencies could be hit by “tractor tax” as LibDems call on govt to scrap the hike
An estimated 9,079 farms in Labour constituencies could be hit by the “tractor tax” Liberal Democrat analysis has revealed. Liberal Democrats have called on the government to scrap the planned changes to inheritance tax relief for farms.
2 Nov 2024
NICs hike: Govt must scrap “GP penalty” immediately
Responding to the news that government sources have indicated that GP surgeries will not be eligible for compensation from the government’s employers NICs rise, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Nov 2024
Conservative Leadership: contest has shown refusal to take responsibility for the damage they did
Commenting ahead of the result of the Conservative Party leadership contest today, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Nov 2024
Ed Davey warns inheritance tax change could create ‘lost generation’ of farmers
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has raised concerns over the Autumn Budget creating a ‘lost generation’ of farmers with a double hammer blow to rural communities. It comes as he visits an agricultural college in Maidenhead today.
2 Nov 2024
GP and care home tax hike: Govt must not make same mistakes as Conservatives
Commenting on reports that GPs and care homes have voiced concerns about the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions announced in the budget, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
2 Nov 2024
Govt makes new commitment to create a 'national cancer plan' at Lib Dem led debate
Care Minister Stephen Kinnock has today made a new commitment to a “national cancer plan” during a Westminster Hall debate led by Clive Jones, Liberal Democrat MP for Wokingham.
2 Nov 2024
Budget: online gambling tax “a missed opportunity” for fairer NHS and care funding
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is calling on the Government to double the tax on online gambling firms as a “much fairer” way to raise money for the NHS and social care.
2 Nov 2024
Ed Davey: Exempt social care from National Insurance tax hike
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to exempt social care from the employer's National Insurance tax rise.
2 Nov 2024