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
YouGov: majority of Brits back Lib Dem call for free-to-air Premier League games as party vows to table new law
YouGov polling shows 6 in 10 Brits back the Lib Dems’ call to broadcast at least 10 Premier League games a season on free-to-air channels, as the party pledges to bring the legislation back to Parliament. An overwhelming majority of 2024 Labour voters...
9 Jul 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems set out five principles for SEND reform
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the Government to ensure the reforms deliver for...
9 Jul 2025
Infected blood scandal report: Government must move at speed
Responding to the report into the timeliness of compensation for those affected by the infected blood scandal, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Jul 2025
Davey on Macron state visit: not securing full access to European rearmament fund would be a “colossal failure”
In a meeting with Emmanuel Macron as part of the French President’s state visit to the UK, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey urged Starmer and the President to work with European partners to ensure the UK’s access to the European rearmament fund “without..
8 Jul 2025
Post Office Inquiry report “lays bare the horrific damage that this scandal has caused”
Responding to the publication of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry’s first report, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
8 Jul 2025
MPs to vote on making Premier League games free to air as Lib Dems demand paywall must be “torn down”
MPs are set to vote today [Tuesday 8th] on a Liberal Democrat amendment to make at least ten Premier League games available on free to air TV.
7 Jul 2025
Davey calls on PM to use Macron state visit to “show a united front” against Trump’s trade war
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on Keir Starmer to use French President Macron’s state visit today (8th July) to show a “united front” against Donald Trump’s damaging trade war.
7 Jul 2025
Ministers "sleepwalking into another crisis" over SEND just like Welfare Bill - Lib Dems
Responding to Stephen Morgan being unable to rule out support cuts for children with EHCPs during this morning's media round, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
7 Jul 2025
Baroness Maclean: Badenoch must confirm if she agrees with aide or apologise
Commenting after the Telegraph reported that Baroness Maclean told supporters the Conservative Party has ‘done the apologies', Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Jul 2025