Davey: NHS 10 year plan will be a “castle built on sand” without fixing social care
Ahead of the Government announcing their 10 year plan for the NHS today (3rd July), Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
One in five pensioners think they will leave ‘nothing’ behind due to social care costs as 10 year NHS plan set to be announced
One in five (20%) pensioners have said that they think they will not be able to leave anything behind to their loved ones after being hit with social care costs, a shocking new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Jul 2025
Cooper: Reform defection shows "the mask has slipped"
Former Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris, who was roundly criticised in 2017 after using the N-word at a public event, has defected to the Reform party and will lead for them on social care policy.
2 Jul 2025
Chief Inspector of Borders reports: Ministers running scared and ducking accountability
Responding to the publication of 13 long-awaited reports by the Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
6 Mar 2024
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to urgently bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 35,760 were threatened with homelessness between July and September.
29 Feb 2024
Angiolini Report: Harrowing yet important step for justice
Responding to Part One of the Angiolini Report, Liberal Democrat MP and former Police Officer Wendy Chamberlain said:
29 Feb 2024
Asylum Backlog: Time for real action from the Home Office
Commenting on the latest asylum backlog statistics which revealed there are still 128,786 people waiting for an initial decision on their claim, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said:
29 Feb 2024
Scrapping non-dom tax status: Sunak must recuse himself
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Rishi Sunak to recuse himself from any discussions within government regarding the scrapping of non-dom tax status, given his own family previously benefited from the scheme.
29 Feb 2024
Lib Dem peers call for compensation for sewage sickness victims
In today’s Liberal Democrat Debate Day in the House of Lords, the party will call for a compensation scheme to be introduced for swimmers and pet owners for those that have been sick after swimming in dirty water.
29 Feb 2024
ONS A&E wait times: Conservatives have proven themselves unfit to run our NHS
Responding to ONS figures which show that in England, the percentage of A&E waits lasting over four hours had increased five-fold, from 8% to 42%, in a decade, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Feb 2024
Govt must commit to banning no fault evictions
Commenting on the news that Conservative Ministers are proposing watered down changes to protections for renters, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
28 Feb 2024
IFS analysis on NHS waiting lists shows "lasting damage" done by Conservatives
Responding to analysis by the IFS showing NHS waiting lists are highly unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels within the next Parliament, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
28 Feb 2024