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
ONS Labour Market overview: Govt has left the economy in tatters
Responding to the latest ONS Labour Market overview, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
14 Jul 2023
Privileges Committee: Sunak must back amendment on sanctions for Dorries and Rees-Mogg
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to confirm that he will support potential sanctions against Nadine Dorries, Jacob Rees-Mogg and five other Conservative MPs for undermining the Commons’ partygate investigation into Boris Johnson.
14 Jul 2023
Lib Dems table amendment to refer Dorries and Rees-Mogg for possible sanctions over partygate report
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment that would refer Nadine Dorries, Jacob Rees-Mogg and the other five MPs found to have interfered with the partygate report into Boris Johnson for possible sanctions.
14 Jul 2023
Covid inquiry court ruling: Victory for transparency and humiliating defeat for Sunak
Responding to the news the government has lost its legal challenge over handing unredacted messages to the Covid inquiry, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP commented:
14 Jul 2023
Layla Moran calls for sanction of Hong Kong officials
In an Urgent Question to the Foreign Secretary, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP has urged for sanctions on Hong Kong officials involved in the targeting of pro-democracy activists.
14 Jul 2023
Sunak must show some backbone & commit to voting to suspend Pincher
Responding to the news that the House of Commons standards committee has said Chris Pincher should be suspended, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
14 Jul 2023
Ed Davey warns social care “avalanche” threatens to bury NHS as figures reveal hospitals hardest hit by delayed discharges
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Thursday 6 July) warn that a social care “avalanche” is “threatening to bury the NHS”, in a speech to the Local Government Association’s annual conference.
14 Jul 2023
Ofwat chief exec admits water bills will go up: Time for a proper regulator with teeth
Responding to the Chief Executive of Ofwat saying on the Today Programme this morning that he expects water companies will increase bills to pay for infrastructure improvements, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron said:
6 Jul 2023
Sunak has "thrown in the towel" one year on after resigning from Johnson government
The Liberal Democrats have said Rishi Sunak has “thrown in the towel” on tackling Conservative sleaze, one year to the day after he resigned from Boris Johnson’s scandal-hit government.
6 Jul 2023