Council tax redistribution: “big mistake”, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Government’s plan to redistribute council tax from areas in the South, Vikki Slade MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Local Government, said:
20 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Interest rates: Govt must scrap jobs tax to get mortgage rates down
Responding to interest rates being held at 4.25%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Jun 2025
Iran: Lib Dems call on Government to publish legal advice
Responding to reports that the Attorney General has warned that the UK joining in on a war in Iran may be illegal, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
19 Jun 2025
Conservatives “legalising car theft” as over three in four cases go unsolved
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservative Government of “legalising car theft” as new figures reveal that in 2023, three in four car theft cases went unsolved and police took up to 24 hours to respond to calls.
1 May 2024
Waters containing shellfish suffer from 200,000 hours worth of sewage
This year saw a large jump in the number of hours sewage was discharged into waters containing shellfish, Liberal Democrat analysis of Environment Agency data shows.
1 May 2024
First Rwanda flight is "cynical nonsense"
Responding to the reports in the Sun that Britain has removed the first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
1 May 2024
Ed Davey says voters are fed up with “out of touch Conservatives” on visit to Tunbridge Wells
On Wednesday 1st May Ed Davey will be making a final local elections campaign visit to the key blue wall battleground of Tunbridge Wells.
1 May 2024
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government urgently to bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 34,220 households were threatened with homelessness between October and December last year.
1 May 2024
Uber Ambulance: Thousands in need of urgent care making their own way to A&E
There has been a near 40% increase in the number of patients in need of “very urgent emergency care” making their own way to A&E over the past five years, Freedom of Information requests (FOIs) by the LiberalDemocrats have revealed.
1 May 2024
Lib Dems: Protect swimming pools and leisure centres from closure with “critical health infrastructure” status
The Liberal Democrats have called for swimming pools and leisure centres to be designated as “critical health infrastructure” to protect them from closure.
29 Apr 2024
250,000 shoplifting offences go unsolved up 47% on previous year
Nearly 250,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved across England and Wales - a shocking 47% increase from the previous year, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
29 Apr 2024
Dr. Who? Poll finds half of Brits rarely or never see the same GP
New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has led to the government being warned “the family GP is a thing of the past”, with people reporting to never see the same GP for every appointment.
29 Apr 2024