McSweeney resignation: the buck stops with the PM
Responding to the resignation of the Prime Minister's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Feb 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Mandelson severance payout: “Immediately donate every penny to charities supporting victims”
Responding to reports that Peter Mandelson received a five-figure payout after being sacked as Ambassador to the US last September, Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Feb 2026
Lib Dems report Mandelson to City watchdog for insider trading
Deputy leader Daisy Cooper MP has condemned “transfers of confidential material” by the disgraced ex-ambassador to paedophile Epstein as a potential financial crime.
7 Feb 2026
Chris Philp: No-one can doubt his work ethic after he crashed the economy in 39 days
Responding to Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp’s claims that Britons need a better work ethic, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
31 Jan 2025
£56m lost to online shopping fraud up 20% compared to last year
A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the shocking extent of online shopping fraud in the UK, it comes as Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey is due to highlight the issue in the South West today.
31 Jan 2025
Ed Davey on Brexit 5 years on: Trump Presidency shows UK must lead in Europe to boost security and unlock growth
Commenting on the fifth anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Jan 2025
Nearly 6,000 crimes still going unsolved every day
The Liberal Democrats are renewing calls for the government to implement proper community policing as new statistics reveal the extent of unsolved crime in the year ending September 2024.
30 Jan 2025
NHS 2025 mandate: lack of ambition “falls so far short of the mark”
Responding to the Government’s 2025 mandate to NHS England, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
30 Jan 2025
Water bills: bill payers fronting up the costs for these firms failings is “scandalous”
Responding to water bills rising by £123 a year on average, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
30 Jan 2025
PMQs: Liberal Democrats demand new hospital construction dates be brought forward as affected patients watch on in Parliament
In a series of questions to the Prime Minister today, including from Leader Ed Davey, the Liberal Democrats demanded that construction dates at the delayed new hospitals be brought forward to protect patients from crumbling buildings.
29 Jan 2025
Reeves speech: Chancellor’s “blinkered approach” on Europe is holding back British businesses
Responding to the Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech on growth today, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Jan 2025
Water Bill: Missed opportunity to stop customers footing bill for company failures
Labour and Conservative MPs have failed to back Liberal Democrat plans to protect customers from footing the bill for water company bailouts in a House of Commons vote this evening.
29 Jan 2025
