Spring Statement: Critical moment for our national and economic security
Commenting ahead of the Government’s Spring Statement, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Davey: Only right tax exiles start paying taxes to fund the Armed Forces
Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey has today challenged Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in the Chamber and called for tax exiles to start paying taxes to fund the Armed Forces, as they protect British citizens around the world.
2 Mar 2026
Lib Dems urge Reeves to scrap fuel duty hike as Iran war leads to soaring petrol prices
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Rachel Reeves to cancel her planned fuel duty increase in tomorrow’s Spring Statement, warning that the conflict in Iran could push petrol prices to record highs.
2 Mar 2026
Hospices: Govt must reverse NI hike to deliver real change
Commenting on the Government's announcement on hospice funding, Liberal Democrat Care and Carers spokesperson Alison Bennett MP said:
16 Oct 2025
Lib Dems say China witness statements raise “more questions” than they answer and call for statutory inquiry
Responding to the Government publishing evidence regarding the collapsed China spy case, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
15 Oct 2025
China case: Lib Dems call for release of all legal advice — including evidence needed for spy case to proceed
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement of his plan to publish the witness statements by the deputy national security adviser on the China case, the Liberal Democrats are now calling on the Government to put the full legal advice they received on the
15 Oct 2025
Budget rumours: Reeves must rule out “cloak and dagger” efforts to drag people into paying more tax
Responding to Rachel Reeves admitting there may be more tax rises in this autumn’s Budget, Daisy Cooper, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
15 Oct 2025
China Spy Case and witness statements to CPS: "Failure to come clean will confirm people's suspicions of a cover up"
Responding to the CPS saying the government would be free to publish witness statements related to the collapsed China spy trial, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller said:
14 Oct 2025
Ed Davey’s keynote speech at the Energy UK Annual Conference
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is challenging the energy sector to counter the lies put forward by Reform UK and Conservative Party that will cause even higher energy bills and cost jobs.
14 Oct 2025
12,000 terminally ill patients at risk from cuts to care, as Streeting warned hospices are “on the brink”
Analysis from the Liberal Democrats, using survey data from Hospice UK and ONS weekly statistics on registered deaths, suggests that more than 12,000 people could face cuts to the hospice services that care for them. It follows revelations on Wednesday th
14 Oct 2025
Unemployment rises and wage growth falls: jobs tax “snuffing out growth”
Responding to the ONS' latest jobs figures, which show that the rate of UK unemployment has risen and wage growth has fallen, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
14 Oct 2025
China trial statement: publish correspondence with DNSA and CPS
Responding to the Security Minister's claims in the Commons that the Deputy National Security Adviser was solely responsible for the evidence given to the CPS in the China spy trial, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:
13 Oct 2025