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
Unsolved burglaries soar by 10% to over 570 a day
New analysis from the Liberal Democrats of Home Office statistics released yesterday has revealed that a staggering 209,424 burglaries went unsolved across England and Wales in 2022 – an average of 574 a day.
27 Apr 2023
Gambling reforms: Stop dithering and implement now
In response to the publication of the long-delayed Gambling White Paper, Liberal Democrat Peer, Lord Foster said:
27 Apr 2023
Braverman’s boasts will “ring hollow” for crime victims waiting hours for police to turn up
The Liberal Democrats have warned that Suella Braverman’s boasts on police numbers will “ring hollow” for communities waiting hours for the police to turn up.
26 Apr 2023
Stop Voter ID: Govt are burying their heads in the sand
Responding to the publication of the final figures on Voter ID showing that just 85,000 of the 2 million people who lack the right ID to vote applied for one under the Government's new rules, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Local Government Helen Morgan
26 Apr 2023
CCHQ inquiry needed into Tory leaflet telling voters they don't need photo ID
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Conservative Party Chairman Greg Hands, demanding an inquiry into local Tory leaflets wrongly telling voters they don’t need photo ID to vote in next week’s local elections.
26 Apr 2023
ONS figures: Sickness absence days at record high
Responding to the ONS released stats today showing that the number of sickness absence days are at record highs since 2004, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
26 Apr 2023
Police taking over five hours to respond to priority calls
Some police forces taking an average of over 18 hours to respond to priority calls
26 Apr 2023
Brits less likely to swim in the sea due to sewage discharges, poll reveals
A new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed over three in four (77%) Brits who swim in lakes, rivers or the sea, have said sewage discharges have made them less likely to go swimming.
26 Apr 2023
ONS debt stats: Voters will never forgive the Conservatives for their economic vandalism
Responding to new ONS debt statistics which show net borrowing the 4th highest since records began, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
25 Apr 2023