PM must raise Tate's extradition as a priority
Commenting on Andrew Tate's arrival to Florida today after Romanian prosecutors agreed to let him leave, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
27 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Pension Credit: Government’s “callous” stripping of Winter Fuel Payment leaves many “shivering in their homes”
Responding to the latest pension credit data showing that there are still 33,700 outstanding claims to be processed and that 114,500 claims were rejected - a 133% increase compared to last year.
27 Feb 2025
Dental appointments: millions “in urgent need” as Ministers “sit on their hands”
Responding to the BDA saying that the extra dental appointments promised by the Government will only cover a third of people who need urgent care, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
27 Feb 2025
RAAC Scandal: Sunak handed tax cuts to big banks but left schools to crumble
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has accused Rishi Sunak of putting “tax cuts for big banks over children’s safety" .
4 Sep 2023
Mid Bedfordshire: Govt bows to Lib Dem pressure and moves writ for by-election
Responding to reports the government will move the writ today for the Mid Bedfordshire by-election, after the LiberalDemocrats threatened to move the writ themselves if ministers failed to, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain said:
4 Sep 2023
Bombshell revelation on crumbling schools: Sunak must publish evidence and explain to Parliament
The Liberal Democrats have demanded that the government immediately publish the evidence from officials in the Department for Education (DfE) ignored by Rishi Sunak in 2021 when he cut funding to fix crumbling schools.
4 Sep 2023
Thames Water riding roughshod over residents
Responding to the news that Thames water will pump treated wastewater into the River Thames in South-West London, Liberal Democrat Richmond Park MP Sarah Olney said:
4 Sep 2023
Chancellor inflation "blip" comments an insult to the British people
Responding to the Chancellor’s remarks that "we may see a blip in inflation in September", Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
4 Sep 2023
RAAC chaos: PM must take responsibility and call a COBRA meeting - Sarah Olney MP
The Liberal Democrats have urged Rishi Sunak to immediately call a COBRA meeting to deal with the crisis in unsafe buildings in schools, hospitals and homes and to treat the situation as a national emergency.
4 Sep 2023
The Government must come clean on how many schools are affected by crumbling concrete
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to provide urgent clarity over whether any hospital buildings or wards could face being closed due to fears over dangerous concrete.
4 Sep 2023
Concrete scandal: Urgent clarity needed on hospital buildings with roofs at risk of collapse
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to provide urgent clarity over whether any hospital buildings or wards could face being closed due to fears over dangerous concrete.
4 Sep 2023
Somerton & Frome by-election winner sworn in as MP and demands meeting with Health Secretary
The winner of the Somerton and Frome by-election, Sarah Dyke, will today (Monday 4 September) arrive in Westminster to be sworn in as an MP.
4 Sep 2023