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
Royal College of Radiologists report: if Govt “doesn’t take its head out of the sand” patients will “pay the price”
Responding to two reports by the Royal College of Radiologists, which revealed that 9 in 10 cancer centre leaders reported delays to patients starting treatment, and 7 in 10 were concerned about staff shortages putting patient safety at risk, Liberal...
5 Jun 2025
Free school meals expansion: “victory” for campaigners and struggling families
The Government has finally listened to calls to expand free school meals to all children on universal credit, a longstanding Liberal Democrat policy.
4 Jun 2025
PMQs: Trump has “taken our lunch money” and is “coming back for more” as Lib Dems will force vote on Buy British today
Ed Davey challenged the Prime Minister at PMQs today over what it would take to stop Trump “messing the UK around” after the US President threatened further tariffs on steel within weeks, and has urged party leaders to back his party in a Buy British...
4 Jun 2025
Winter Fuel Payments U-turn: a “debacle” causing “needless misery” and the Chancellor should apologise
Responding to the Chancellor announcing that the changes to the Winter Fuel Payment thresholds will be in place for this winter with the new thresholds to be announced at the Spending Review, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
4 Jun 2025
Chancellor's transport announcement: Communities cannot be “led up the garden path again
Responding to the Chancellor's announcement of £15.6 billion of investment in transport systems for mayoral authorities, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
4 Jun 2025
Liberal Democrats call on Government to rule out cuts for frontline policing ahead of spending review
Sir Mark Rowley, the head of the Metropolitan Police has warned Keir Starmer there will be “far-reaching consequences” if the Government makes cuts to policing in the upcoming spending review.
3 Jun 2025
Govt needs to bite the bullet and put Thames Water into special administration
Commenting to the news that KKR has pulled out of plans to buy Thames Water, Liberal Democrat MP Charlie Maynard, who has previously appealed Thames Water's £3bn bailout said:
3 Jun 2025
Interim Water Commission: cleaning up water industry will “take more than a hose down”
Responding to Sir John Cunliffe’s interim water commission report, Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
3 Jun 2025
Cancer in the UK report: progress in fighting disease must be “celebrated” but “cannot become complacent”
Responding to the Cancer Research UK’s Cancer in the UK report, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
3 Jun 2025