Southport Inquiry: Must get us answers to avoid future failures
Commenting after Starmer's press conference following the government's announcement of an inquiry into the Southport murders, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Unemployment: Reeves must scrap jobs tax
Responding to the latest figures showing unemployment at 4.4%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
21 Jan 2025
40 new hospitals: Shoddy attempt to bury bad news on day of Trump's inauguration
Responding to the Health Secretary’s announcement that there will be significant delays to the completion of the New Hospital Programme, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
20 Jan 2025
670 shoplifting offences go unsolved a day as shop staff face a “Christmas crime wave”
The Liberal Democrats have warned that shop staff are facing a “Christmas crime wave” as new figures show a record 670 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the past year.
20 Dec 2024
Interest rates: Liz Truss’s legacy still looms large but government must scrap jobs tax to turn economy around
Responding to interest rates remaining at 4.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Hospices: funding welcome but Government still not protecting them from NICs hike
Responding to the Government announcing new funding for hospices, as called for by Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey at Prime Minister’s Questions last month, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Ed Davey calls on government to extend Winter Fuel Payment deadline as tens of thousands set to lose out
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to extend tomorrow’s deadline for pensioners to apply for this year’s Winter Fuel Payment, as he warned that tens of thousands of older people risk missing out.
19 Dec 2024
Lib Dems to release Nick Clegg Carly Rae Jepsen video if Ed Davey reaches Christmas number one
The Liberal Democrats have promised to release the video of Nick Clegg singing Carly Rae Jepsen, if Bath Philharmonia and Ed Davey’s Christmas single makes it to number one.
19 Dec 2024
NHS stats: govt needs to take urgent steps to prevent “needless misery”
Responding to the latest NHS data showing that there is ‘no sign of festive flu letting up’ with 2,504 beds being taken up by flue patients, up almost half on last week, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Water bills rise: Scrap Ofwat and start again
Responding to the news that water bills will rise by £31 per year over next five years, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Ed Davey set to learn ‘FIFA’ from young carers on TikTok Live
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey will begin his journey towards becoming an expert practitioner of EA FC (colloquially known as FIFA) on Thursday, as he continues his campaign for the Prime Minister to agree to a 1v1.
19 Dec 2024
Water Bill Price Review: The final nail in the coffin for Ofwat
Commenting ahead of the final Ofwat price review determination, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
19 Dec 2024