JLR job cuts show Government growth mission "falling far short"
Responding to reports that Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut up to 4,000 jobs, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
6 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Davey calls for £1bn farming lifeline and urgent Bluetongue taskforce to protect British food security
During a visit to a farm in Cumbria on Friday [4th September 2026], Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will join Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP to call on the Government to deploy a rapid taskforce to lead on Bluetongue vaccination
4 Sep 2026
Lib Dems report Reform UK to the police over donations scandal
Following the Channel 4 report into Reform this evening, revealing a potential plot by the party to break the law on party funding, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Lisa Smart has written to the police and the Electoral Commission, asking them
3 Sep 2026
WASPI: first step in the right direction
Responding to the Government’s decision to reconsider its rejection of compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
11 Nov 2025
Nandy has made the wrong choice on Robbie Gibb, the PM must step in
Responding to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy’s refusal to review the BBC Board membership of Robbie Gibb, Liberal Democrat Culture, Media and Sports Spokesperson Anna Sabine MP said:
11 Nov 2025
Lib Dems on prisoner release errors: govt “has lost control”
Responding to the news from the Ministry of Justice that 91 prisoners have been released in error between April to October 2025, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
11 Nov 2025
Cancer target failures: "Too many lives are being shattered due to a broken system" state Lib Dems
Responding to the BBC News article that nearly all NHS Trusts are failing to meet key Cancer care targets, Helen Maguire, Primary Care and Cancer spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats commented:
11 Nov 2025
Unemployment figures: “writing is on the wall” for Chancellor’s jobs tax
Responding to the latest ONS figures, which show unemployment has risen from 4.8% to 5%, the highest level in four years, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Nov 2025
UK goods trade with Russia soared by 20% in last year as Lib Dems challenge Labour’s stalling progress on seizing frozen Russian assets
The Liberal Democrats have slammed a recent spike in the goods trade between Russia and the UK – including tens of millions of pounds spent on importing Russian planes – as the party prepares a parliamentary bill to seize billions in frozen assets.
10 Nov 2025
Ed Davey: BBC must ‘turn a new leaf’ and resist Farage-style attacks on its independence
Responding to news that the BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, said
9 Nov 2025
Remembrance Sunday: "Their sacrifice will never be forgotten"
Commenting on Remembrance Sunday, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
9 Nov 2025
Lib Dems on accidental prison releases: situation a "disgrace and an omnishambles"
Responding to the news that there are currently four more live cases of prisoners at large in England and Wales after being 'released in error', Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
7 Nov 2025