Mayoral election delays slammed by Lib Dems
Responding to reports that the Government plans to delay some mayoral elections until 2028, Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesperson Zöe Franklin said:
4 Dec 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems unveil major new food security plan
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tim Farron MP, has unveiled a major new food security plan, which includes a proposal to launch a 'farm first' scheme - a parallel to Teach First - designed to attract young people to
3 Dec 2025
Govt SEND provision plans: “nothing short of fanciful”
Responding to the reports that the Government will be seeking to expand the state provision of SEND places as private providers’ profits soar, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
3 Dec 2025
PMQs: Kemi Badenoch should apologise for £40bn of Conservative stealth tax hikes
The Liberal Democrats have blasted Kemi Badenoch’s hypocrisy on stealth taxes at PMQs, highlighting the £40bn stealth tax bombshell the Conservatives hit the public with during their time in office.
19 Nov 2025
Inflation stats: Chancellor must put households and high streets first
Responding to the latest ONS inflation figures released this morning, Daisy Cooper, Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said:
19 Nov 2025
Lib Dem MP calls for National Crime Agency crackdown after "mountain of waste" uncovered in Oxfordshire
The Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester and Woodstock, Calum Miller, has used an urgent question in Parliament to call on the Government to pay for a 150 metre illegal waste dump in Oxfordshire, and for the National Crime Agency to investigate the most serio
17 Nov 2025
Asylum hotels: state-endorsed robbery will not fix the crisis
Commenting on the Government's annoucement to confiscate asylum seekers' jewellery to pay for their housing costs, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
17 Nov 2025
Trump sues BBC: Starmer must stand up for Britain
Responding to Donald Trump’s interview with GB News, where he confirmed that he still intends to sue the BBC and will be speaking to Keir Starmer over the weekend, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
15 Nov 2025
Income tax latest: Chancellor must address British public and “come clean” on U-turn
Responding to the Chancellor’s decision to U-turn on her plans to raise income tax, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
14 Nov 2025
IFS report: stealth taxes penalising pensioners and hammering low earners
Responding to the IFS report that has found “threshold freezes” are pulling pensioners and minimum wage workers into paying income tax, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper MP said:
14 Nov 2025
Davey to Starmer: stop Trump's BBC licence fee cash grab now
The Liberal Democrats are demanding the Prime Minister get on the phone to Trump to stop the President suing the BBC for $1 billion.
13 Nov 2025
BBC apology: Davey calls on Starmer to stop Trump’s licence fee cash grab
Responding to the news that the BBC has apologised to Donald Trump, the Liberal Democrats are demanding the Prime Minister get on the phone to Trump to stop the President suing the BBC for $1 billion.
13 Nov 2025