GDP: Economic downturn puts “storm clouds” over businesses
Responding to the latest economic figures that show the UK economy shrank by 0.1% in May, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
11 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call for genuine reform of SEND support as cost for special needs children’s transport stands at £1.5bn
Shocking figures on the state of SEND provision in England analysed by the Lib Dems ramp up pressure on the Government to commit to genuine reforms to the SEND system, as the party called for children’s rights to SEND support to be protected.
10 Jul 2025
Heatwave: Lib Dems call on Govt to open community ‘cool hubs’ for vulnerable people as temperatures soar
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to open up air conditioned public buildings as ‘cool hubs', to provide relief to vulnerable people during summer heatwaves, as millions suffer unbearable temperatures in inadequate housing.
10 Jul 2025
Powis's resignation: New leadership must fix crisis in NHS
Responding to NHS England medical director, Stephen Powis’s resignation, Helen Morgan MP, Liberal Democrat Health and Care Spokesperson, said:
6 Mar 2025
Government 'sticking its head in the sand' over Youth Mobility Scheme
Responding to the Government saying its policy on a youth mobility scheme with the EU is unchanged, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said:
6 Mar 2025
Healey must urge US to drop Ukraine intelligence ban
Commenting on Trump's ban on the UK sharing US intelligence with Ukraine, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, Helen Maguire MP, said:
6 Mar 2025
Reeves has one month to save health and social care from £16bn “jobs tax bombshell”
The Liberal Democrats have warned Rachel Reeves that she has just one month to save the health and care sector from a £16 billion tax bombshell over the next five years.
6 Mar 2025
Badenoch siding with JD Vance over our armed forces
Responding to Kemi Badenoch defending JD Vance over his comments, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire MP, a former Captain in the Royal Military Police who served in Iraq, said:
4 Mar 2025
Vance comments: Mandelson must demand the Vice President apologises for his remarks
Responding to US Vice President JD Vance’s comments that Putin will not be deterred by “20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire MP...
4 Mar 2025
Medact and Warm This Winter poll: patients being “failed” by Govt’s “callous” Winter Fuel Payment cut
Responding to a poll published by Medact and Warm This Winter which found that 70% of health workers regularly see patients unable to pay energy bills, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
4 Mar 2025
Farmers protest: Govt must reverse “disastrous family farm tax” to do what is best for the future of the country
Commenting ahead of farmers protesting in Westminster today (4th March) over the Government’s family farm tax, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
3 Mar 2025
Lib Dems will “hold ministers’ feet to the fire” on SEND crisis reform
Responding to reports of the Government’s planned overhaul of SEND provision in England, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
3 Mar 2025