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
Rising food prices: Govt asleep at the wheel as people struggle
Responding to research by Which? revealing that increased food prices have worsened the mental health of one in four people, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
27 Jun 2023
South East Water slammed for £1.7m exec pay as hosepipe ban parliamentary motion tabled
New research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the water company imposing hosepipe bans in England today paid their executives a staggering £1.7 million in pay and bonuses over the past two years.
26 Jun 2023
Mortgage hit to economy bigger than a 2p income tax hike
The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by the LiberalDemocrats has revealed.
26 Jun 2023
Sewage: Warnings of “revolving door” between water companies and regulators
An investigation by the Liberal Democrats, including Freedom of Information Requests and Parliamentary Questions, has revealed there is no monitoring of “revolving doors” between water firms and their regulators.
26 Jun 2023
Sunak interview: People need help, not a PM instructing them to hold their nerve
Responding to Rishi Sunak's BBC interview with Laura Kuenssberg, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
26 Jun 2023
Hunt mortgage announcement: This is a sticking plaster for a gushing wound
Responding to Jeremy Hunt's announcement following today's summit with mortgage lenders, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
26 Jun 2023
Voter ID Electoral Commission report: “Outrage” that 14,000 people denied a voice at local elections
Responding to the Electoral Commission report on Voter ID which found around 14,000 voters were denied a vote at the local elections because they couldn’t show ID, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
26 Jun 2023
Hunt mortgage summit: Scrap tax cuts to banks and help homeowners facing repossession
The Liberal Democrats have called on Jeremy Hunt to reverse the £3bn of tax cuts being given to banks this year, and use the money to help struggling homeowners at risk of losing their homes.
26 Jun 2023
Penny Mordaunt refuses to back kicking Boris Johnson out of Privy Council
Penny Mordaunt has rejected calls from the Liberal Democrats to kick Boris Johnson out of the Privy Council, claiming that a “higher threshold” would be needed to do so.
26 Jun 2023