Lib Dems: Burnham must show backbone with Trump
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
9 Jul 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call on Andy Burnham to back £1.5bn plan to end corridor care as latest A&E figures reveal A&E perma-crisis
NHS statistics released today [Thursday 9th July 2026] have revealed that the service had record Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances in June 2026, and that corridor care has risen in a month (May to June) by several thousand beds.
9 Jul 2026
‘Avanti Andy’ needs to realise Britain doesn’t start at Euston and terminate at Manchester Piccadilly, says Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will visit Torbay this Friday [10th July] to issue to issue a stark warning to presumptive Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
9 Jul 2026
GDP growth: Govt must kickstart growth and “quit slowcoach approach”
Responding to the news that GDP only grew by 0.1% in August, Daisy Cooper, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
16 Oct 2025
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