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
Liberal Democrats call for UN summit to be relocated to Geneva if Trump blocks Palestinians from attending
Ed Davey and all Liberal Democrat MPs have written to Keir Starmer calling on him to push for next week’s UN Summit to be relocated to Geneva if President Trump continues to block Palestinian officials from attending.
16 Sep 2025
Lib Dems: Marie Caulfield defection proves Farage “not serious” about NHS
Responding to the news that ex-Conservative MP Marie Caulfield has defected to Reform, the Liberal Democrats have said this proves Farage is “not serious” about fixing our NHS.
16 Sep 2025
Labour market stats: self sabotage from the Govt
Responding to the latest labour market figures which show unemployment has risen, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Sep 2025
Ed Davey calls for vote in Parliament on US-UK tech deal to prevent a “Silicon Valley stitch up”
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has today demanded that the Government puts its proposed US-UK tech deal to a vote in Parliament, warning that failure to do so would amount to a “Silicon Valley stitch up”.
15 Sep 2025
Ed Davey calls on the Government to block Tesla contracts after Elon Musk comments
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to rule out any future contracts the Government could have with Tesla after Elon Musk told protesters to “fight back or die” and that “violence is coming” at a far-right rally this weekend.
15 Sep 2025
Maternity review: “cannot be a substitute for action” with women and babies dying
Responding to the announcement that 14 NHS trusts will have their maternity services examined, Liberal Democrat Hospitals and Primary Care spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
15 Sep 2025
Kruger defection: Leader of the Conservatives finding out “she has no one left to lead”
Responding to Danny Kruger’s defection to Reform from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Sep 2025
Botched special educational needs reform would be final straw for Starmer, warns Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Monday 15th September) warn that botched reforms to special educational needs would be the “final straw” for the embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
14 Sep 2025
Farage must come clean on who’s bankrolling his US trips to “badmouth Britain”
Responding to reports that Farage failed to register his Trump fundraising visit and did not say who paid him, Daisy Cooper, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, said:
14 Sep 2025