JLR job cuts show Government growth mission "falling far short"
Responding to reports that Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut up to 4,000 jobs, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
6 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Davey calls for £1bn farming lifeline and urgent Bluetongue taskforce to protect British food security
During a visit to a farm in Cumbria on Friday [4th September 2026], Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will join Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP to call on the Government to deploy a rapid taskforce to lead on Bluetongue vaccination
4 Sep 2026
Lib Dems report Reform UK to the police over donations scandal
Following the Channel 4 report into Reform this evening, revealing a potential plot by the party to break the law on party funding, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Lisa Smart has written to the police and the Electoral Commission, asking them
3 Sep 2026
Almost a thousand died from high temperatures in hospitals and care homes last year as Lib Dems call on Govt to “heatproof the NHS”
There were close to 1,000 excessive heat deaths in healthcare settings last year, official government data analysed by the Liberal Democrats reveals as the Party calls on the Government to “heatproof the NHS”.
10 Aug 2025
Lib Dems: Govt must launch investigation into HMCTS evidence IT bug
Responding to reports that found it took several years for HM Courts & Tribunals Service to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost, Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General, Ben Maguire MP, said:
8 Aug 2025
Davey on Starmer Gaza statement: increasingly clear Netanyahu's goal is ethnic cleansing
Responding to Keir Starmer's statement on Israel's plans to occupy Gaza, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
8 Aug 2025
Homeowners paying £1,000 a year more as mortgage rates fail to fall in line with interest rates
Lenders are treating mortgage holders as a “cash cow” the Liberal Democrats have said, after House of Commons Library research commissioned by the party revealed mortgage rates have fallen at a significantly slower rate than the fall in the Bank of Englan
7 Aug 2025
Rushanara Ali resigns: actions were “staggeringly irresponsible”
Responding to the news that Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali has resigned, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
7 Aug 2025
Lib Dems: Govt needs to ‘take the bull by the horns’ and block Chinese mega-embassy
Responding to reports that the Deputy Prime Minster has asked China to explain ‘hidden’ plans for a mega embassy in London, Luke Taylor MP and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London said:
7 Aug 2025
Lammy must push Vance for new sanctions before any US-Russia meeting on future of Ukraine
The Liberal Democrats are calling on David Lammy to pressure the US Vice President on introducing new sanctions before any face-to-face meeting between US and Russian premiers, ahead of the Foreign Secretary’s dinner with the American second in command to
7 Aug 2025
Interest rates: would have happened months ago if Govt “was not acting as a roadblock to growth”
Responding to interest rates falling to 4%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Aug 2025
IFS Report on council funding: Govt is robbing Peter to pay Paul
Responding to the IFS' report on major reforms to English council funding, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Aug 2025