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
EU law bill: Conservative Party "devouring itself" while families struggle
Responding to the latest divisions in the Conservative Party over plans to scrap EU laws, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
26 May 2023
New hospitals: 2030 is pie in the sky. What a farce.
The Secretary of State for Health has given an update on the 40 new hospitals promised to communities by 2030. This is shaping up to be a disgraceful broken promise to communities across the country.
25 May 2023
TransPennine: Another broken Conservative promise
Responding to the news that TransPennine Express will be brought under Government control, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Transport in the Lords, Baroness Randerson said:
11 May 2023
Lib Dems force vote tonight to kill Illegal Migration Bill
Today [10 May], the Liberal Democrats will force a vote on their motion to kill the Illegal Migration Bill. This rarely used procedure at Second Reading in the House of Lords demonstrates the strength of the Party’s opposition to the Bill.
10 May 2023
GP numbers fall by 4% in Southampton as Sunak visits to announce new policy
The Liberal Democrats have slammed Rishi Sunak for more empty promises, after figures reveal the number of GPs in Southampton has fallen by over 4% since the 2019 general election.
9 May 2023
Deposit-free Mortgages: Govt mismanagement put mortgages out of reach
Responding to the news of a deposit-free mortgage scheme being launched by Skipton Building Society, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Housing Helen Morgan MP said:
9 May 2023
Govt GP announcement "not worth the paper it’s written on"
Responding to the Government announcement on GP access, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 May 2023
Lib Dems table no confidence motion after Sunak loses local elections
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is set to table a motion of no confidence in the Government as soon as Parliament returns tomorrow, which could force a general election if it is passed by the House of Commons.
8 May 2023
Midas Touch: Tory Chairman Hands seats to the Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats have said Conservative Party chairman Greg Hands has the “Midas Touch,” after scores of areas he visited during the local election campaign turned Lib Dem gold.
7 May 2023