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
Ed Davey calls for public inquiry into Afghan data leak and unprecedented superinjunction
Ed Davey has called for a public inquiry into the MOD data leak that put at risk the lives of up to 25,000 Afghans who supported the British campaign in Afghanistan, and the unprecedented superinjunction used to keep it hidden from the public for years.
16 Jul 2025
Lib Dems: Bolster energy security to tackle "stubbornly high" inflation
Responding to June’s inflation figure of 3.6%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Jul 2025
Ed Davey sets out plan to halve energy bills in a decade and takes on Farage’s fossil fuel myths
In a major speech on the economy today [Wednesday], Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will set out his party’s plan to halve energy bills for a typical household by 2035.
15 Jul 2025
Lib Dems on Reeves speech: "spaghetti junction of red tape" between country and continent
Commenting on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech in which Rachel Reeves announced cutting regulation for financial services, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jul 2025
Afghan data breach: Govt must confirm how many other MoD super injunctions exist
Commenting on the Government using a super injunction for two years to prevent the public from learning about a Ministry of Defence data breach, which exposed the personal details of thousands of Afghans who had worked with UK forces, Liberal Democrat...
15 Jul 2025
Thames Water results: time for Govt to end "nightmare" and put Thames Water into Special Administration
Responding to Thames Water reporting a £1.6bn loss over the last year and sewage spills increasing by a third, Lib Dem MP for Witney Charlie Maynard said:
15 Jul 2025
Lib Dems slam “astounding” arrogance of Thames Water following hosepipe ban announcement
Responding to the news that Thames Water have issued a hosepipe ban across Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Berkshire from the 22nd July, Liberal Democrat MP for Didcot & Wantage Olly Glover, whose constituency is impacted, said:
14 Jul 2025
Adass survey should make Government “heed warning” they cannot fix the NHS without fixing social care
Responding to The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services survey which found that recent overspend by councils in England on their adult social care budgets was the highest in a decade, Liberal Democrat Care and Carers spokesperson Alison Bennet
14 Jul 2025
Trump state visit: PM should invite Mark Carney for official visit and to address Parliament
Responding to the date of Donald Trump’s state visit being confirmed, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
14 Jul 2025