Lib Dems: Govt must go further and “ban surge pricing”
Responding to the government's announcement banning the reselling of tickets for profit, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport, Anna Sabine MP said:
19 Nov 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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 Dems urge Government to launch a “Buy British” campaign to back businesses hit by Trump’s tariffs
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to launch a campaign urging people to “Buy British”, as part of a wider plan to boost businesses hit by the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
3 Apr 2025
Labour local election launch: Government has failed to deliver the change they promised
Commenting ahead of Labour’s local election launch, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
3 Apr 2025
Ed Davey on US tariffs: UK must stand firm with allies against Trump's attempts to “divide and rule”
Responding to Donald Trump’s announcement of new global tariffs including on UK exports to the US, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Apr 2025
Nuffield Trust and King’s Fund report: “awful but predictable” findings need to act as a “wake up call” for the Government
Responding to a Nuffield Trust and King’s Fund report that found that just one in five people are satisfied with the NHS, that rating having fallen by 39 percentage points since the pandemic, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen...
2 Apr 2025
UK must stand with Canada and Europe in “united front” against Trump’s trade war
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a “united front” with Europe and Canada to stand up to Trump’s damaging trade war – as the UK fails to secure a carve-out from tariffs set to hit the British economy.
1 Apr 2025
Lib Dems secure £50m funding for vulnerable children’s support after months of Govt “dither and delay”
The Liberal Democrats have secured £50 million in renewed funding for therapeutic support for adopted children or those looked after by guardians, dragging Ministers “kicking and screaming” to renew the fund – with Starmer U-turning on last week’s PMQs...
1 Apr 2025
UK-US trade deal: Government cannot engage in a “double betrayal” of our farmers
There have been reports in the Times of a potential trade deal between the UK and US which would include the eliminating tariffs on US beef, chicken and pork. It comes as Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch said today that chlorinated chicken or hormone...
1 Apr 2025
Trump trade war: PM must convene COBRA to coordinate response to tariffs
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Prime Minister to convene a COBRA meeting to discuss measures to mitigate the impact of Trump’s tariffs, today, including emergency support for the businesses set to be hardest hit.
1 Apr 2025
Number 10 admits UK to be hit by Trump tariffs: Government needs to “stand tall with our allies” and prepare retaliatory measures
Responding to Downing Street saying that they expect the UK to be hit by Trump’s tariffs on April 2nd, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
31 Mar 2025