Lib Dems: Govt must go further and “ban surge pricing”
Responding to the government's announcement banning the reselling of tickets for profit, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport, Anna Sabine MP said:
19 Nov 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
PMQs: Kemi Badenoch should apologise for £40bn of Conservative stealth tax hikes
The Liberal Democrats have blasted Kemi Badenoch’s hypocrisy on stealth taxes at PMQs, highlighting the £40bn stealth tax bombshell the Conservatives hit the public with during their time in office.
19 Nov 2025
Inflation stats: Chancellor must put households and high streets first
Responding to the latest ONS inflation figures released this morning, Daisy Cooper, Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats said:
19 Nov 2025
NHS productivity: Patients cannot afford any more “dither and delay” on reform
Responding to the latest ONS statistics, which show that healthcare productivity is 18.5% lower than it was in 2019, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
10 Feb 2025
Trump steel tariffs: Ed Davey calls for four nations summit to protect UK steel industry
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to convene a four nations summit with leaders of devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
10 Feb 2025
AI summit: Missed opportunity to back British tech businesses
Commenting on the Prime Minister's decision not to go to the AI Summit in Paris, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
10 Feb 2025
Davey calls for hospitality industry to be exempt from NICs hike as businesses face £4.5bn “jobs tax” bombshell
The hospitality industry is facing a £4.5 billion tax bombshell over the next five years due to the Government’s National Insurance hike, Liberal Democrat research has revealed.
7 Feb 2025
Govt admits current free school meals data is over a decade out of date
The Liberal Democrats have tabled a motion on the Children Wellbeing and Schools’ Bill to auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals - as the Government admits it’s relying on 11-year-old data to assess the number of children missing out.
7 Feb 2025
BofE: “putrid” growth figures need to be a “wake up call” for the Chancellor
Responding to the Bank of England downgrading its growth forecast to 0.75% for this year, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Feb 2025
Davey calls for ‘crumbling hospitals taskforce’, as number of DHSC staff working on new hospitals falls by two-thirds
The number of staff in the Department of Health and Social Care who are working on the New Hospital Programme has fallen by almost two-thirds in just two years, a Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Question has revealed.
6 Feb 2025
Chagos deal is "shambolic" - Government must give MPs a say
Commenting on Starmer's plans to push ahead with the Chagos deal, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
5 Feb 2025
Local elections delayed: Ed Davey slams “disgraceful stitch up” between Labour and Conservatives
Responding to the Government’s announcement that local elections planned for this May are being delayed in nine council areas, all but two of which are run by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
5 Feb 2025