Interest rates: Govt must scrap jobs tax to get mortgage rates down
Responding to interest rates being held at 4.25%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Iran: Lib Dems call on Government to publish legal advice
Responding to reports that the Attorney General has warned that the UK joining in on a war in Iran may be illegal, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
19 Jun 2025
Government blocks Lib Dem amendment to make water company bosses liable for pollution failures
Responding to the Government voting down her amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that would have made water company senior managers liable for not meeting pollution performance commitment levels, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Lisa...
18 Jun 2025
Darzi report: Fixing NHS and care must be government's top priority
Responding to the Darzi report, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
12 Sep 2024
GDP: After years of Conservative mismanagement govt must act to kickstart economy
Responding to the latest GDP figures showing that there was no growth in the month of July, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said:
11 Sep 2024
Winter Fuel vote: Cut will be deeply worrying to millions
Responding to the vote to cut the Winter Fuel Payment, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
11 Sep 2024
Winter Fuel Allowance: Over half of pensioners say they will heat their homes less this winter
A new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the staggering effects of the cut to the Winter Fuel Allowance this winter.
10 Sep 2024
Govt announcement on sewage "looks to be job half done"
Responding to the government's new plans surrounding sewage and water companies, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
6 Sep 2024
Grenfell Tower report: Govt must act with urgency
Responding to the findings of the final Grenfell Tower report from the public inquiry, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
4 Sep 2024
Pensioners "worried sick" as analysis reveals impact of Winter Fuel Payment cut
Responding to an analysis from LCP, reported by PA, which says 5 out of 6 pensioners below the poverty line are set to lose Winter Fuel Payments, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
4 Sep 2024
Israel arms export suspension: This action should have been taken long ago
Following the Foreign Secretary announcing the suspension of 30 arms export licences to Israel, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
4 Sep 2024
Lib Dems call for vote on Winter Fuel Allowance cut this week to avoid ‘damaging public trust’
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper has written to Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, the Leader of the House of Commons, demanding that MPs be given a vote this week on the government’s proposed cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance for millions of pensioners.
2 Sep 2024