Davey: Adult Social Care Commission must be completed within one year
Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s evidence session on Adult Social Care Reform with Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE, Liberal DemocratLeader Ed Davey said:
8 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Children's Wellbeing Bill: Conservatives using victims as "political football"
Commenting on the Conservative amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
8 Jan 2025
Cooper: Badenoch should sack Jenrick as shadow justice secretary for "shameless" comments
Responding to Robert Jenrick defending his comments on "people from alien cultures" on the Today Programme, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Jan 2025
Govt breaks promise as GP numbers fall and millions wait two weeks for appointment
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has slammed the Government for breaking its promises on GPs, as new figures reveal the number of GPs has fallen while millions of people are waiting more than two weeks for an appointment.
31 Jul 2023
British Gas profits: "Beggars belief" that energy firms raking in huge profits while families struggle
Responding to the news that British Gas reported profits of almost £1bn in the first half of 2023, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
31 Jul 2023
Rail ticket office closures: Elderly and vulnerable must not be “abandoned on station platform”
Responding to the news that the consultation on rail ticket office closures is set to be extended until 1 September, LiberalDemocrat Transport spokesperson Wera Hobhouse said:
31 Jul 2023
Police community support officers cut by over 10%
The Conservative Government has taken nearly 1,000 police community support officers (PCSOs) off the streets in just one year, new Home Office statistics have revealed today.
31 Jul 2023
131,000 children in insecure housing scandal: Irreparable damage to life chances
Responding to the latest homelessness statistics, the Liberal Democrats have hit out at the government failure to get homelessness under control.
31 Jul 2023
Somerset by-election winner visits Mid Bedfordshire as odds slashed on another Lib Dem win
The Liberal Democrats are the bookies' favourite to win the Mid Bedfordshire by-election and take another Blue Wall seat from the Conservatives, with odds shortening since the party’s stunning by-election victory last week in Somerset.
31 Jul 2023
Rhodes: Sunak must chair COBRA meeting today
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the government for their refusal to show leadership over COBRA meeting.
25 Jul 2023
Unsolved burglaries soar to more than 580 a day
A staggering 213,279 burglaries went unsolved across England and Wales in the 2022/2023 financial year
25 Jul 2023
Rhodes Fires: Call to protect holidaymakers by adding to no travel list
Liberal Democrats are calling for an immediate addition of Rhodes to the Red List list of places the Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel
24 Jul 2023