GDP: Government asleep behind the wheel
Responding to the latest GDP figures, which show the UK's economy contracted by 0.1% in April, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Jun 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems plan to table a Humble Address forcing Government to come clean on Defence Investment Plan shambles
The Liberal Democrats plan to table a Humble Address motion in Parliament to force the Government to publish all hidden documents and minutes exposing the “dysfunction and discord” behind the delayed Defence Investment Plan (DIP).
12 Jun 2026
Davey: Conservatives openly planning to put Nigel Farage into Number 10
Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s admission in the Spectator that she would put Nigel Farage in Number 10 if he fell short of a majority, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
11 Jun 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Benefits: Millions of people left in grim limbo after botched budget
Responding to the DWP Minister Victoria Prentis this morning refusing to confirm if benefit payments will be increased in line with inflation, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain said:
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Mortgage “ticking time bomb” as 3,300 fixed rate deals end every day
168,000 mortgage borrowers to be hit with expensive new deal between today and Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal plan expected on 23 November
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Conservatives facing ‘complete wipeout’ unless botched Budget is scrapped
Responding to Nadine Dorries saying this morning that the Conservatives would face a “complete wipeout” if there was a general election tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Bankers’ champagne reception: Investigation needed into whether Kwarteng broke Ministerial Code
The Liberal Democrats have written to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case asking him to open an investigation into whether the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng breached the Ministerial Code following revelations about his post mini-Budget champagne reception with hedge fund managers.
9 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Three in four blame budget for higher mortgages
Liberal Democrats demand the Government step in to save homeowners unable to keep up with spiralling mortgage costs, warning “people’s homes are now on the line”
7 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Energy blackouts: Truss must convene COBRA
Responding to the National Grid warning of rolling blackouts this winter, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
6 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Mortgage rate reaches 6% - Not the kind of growth Britons want to see
Responding to the news that a typical fixed rate mortgage has topped 6 per cent, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Sarah Olney said:
5 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Truss conference speech: Disaster for families and the economy
Responding to Liz Truss’s Conservative Party conference speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
5 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Burglaries pledge risks "box-ticking" without Govt back-up
Responding to the news that police forces in England and Wales have pledged to attend every home burglary, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
5 Oct 2022