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
Federal Party Press Releases
Kwarteng must resign if pound reaches parity with dollar
The Liberal Democrats have challenged Kwasi Kwarteng to resign if the pound reaches parity with the dollar.
26 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Falling pound: Recall Parliament to fix failed Budget
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to urgently recall Parliament, so the Chancellor can fix his disastrous and out of touch Budget which has sent the pound plummeting.
26 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Mark Fullbrook saga: We need an urgent investigation into conflicts of interest
Commenting on the report by the Sunday Times which said Liz Truss's Chief of Staff Mark Fullbrook has been 'seconded' to Number 10 from a lobbying firm, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Kwarteng's budget "staggeringly out of touch"
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's performance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
25 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Families facing £290 tax hike next year despite 1p cut, new analysis reveals
A typical family will see their taxes hiked by £290 next year despite the 1p tax cut, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed, while top bankers are handed a tax giveaway of over £100,000.
25 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Ed Davey: "Billionaires’ budget" shows Chancellor doesn’t have a clue
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has slammed today’s fiscal statement as a “billionaire’s budget,” saying it shows the Conservatives are completely out of touch.
23 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Debt dossier: Five times Truss and Kwarteng warned unsustainable borrowing could cripple the economy
The Liberal Democrats have published a “debt dossier” highlighting five times both Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng warned about the risk to the economy from soaring government borrowing.
23 Sep 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Fiscal statement: Not a plan but "a recipe for disaster"
Responding to the Chancellor's fiscal statement today, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
23 Sep 2022