GDP: Economic downturn puts “storm clouds” over businesses
Responding to the latest economic figures that show the UK economy shrank by 0.1% in May, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
11 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call for genuine reform of SEND support as cost for special needs children’s transport stands at £1.5bn
Shocking figures on the state of SEND provision in England analysed by the Lib Dems ramp up pressure on the Government to commit to genuine reforms to the SEND system, as the party called for children’s rights to SEND support to be protected.
10 Jul 2025
Heatwave: Lib Dems call on Govt to open community ‘cool hubs’ for vulnerable people as temperatures soar
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to open up air conditioned public buildings as ‘cool hubs', to provide relief to vulnerable people during summer heatwaves, as millions suffer unbearable temperatures in inadequate housing.
10 Jul 2025
Waiting list for diagnostic tests reaches 1.6 million - up 50% since 2019
NHS waiting lists for basic diagnostic tests have grown by 50% since June 2019, up to 1.6 million.
27 Sep 2023
Lib Dems are the first political party to adopt pre-manifesto - with right to see a GP and health services at its heart
The Liberal Democrats have become the first political party to adopt their pre-manifesto for the next election, with their proposal to give everyone the right to see a GP within a week as their centre-piece policy.
27 Sep 2023
Four in ten Conservative voters less likely to back their MP over sewage
New polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed four in ten four in ten (40%) of Conservative voters are less likely to vote for their MP if they support new sewage dumping amendment.
27 Sep 2023
Lib Dems to reverse £800m cut to community healthcare budgets to avoid “ticking time bomb” for NHS
The Liberal Democrats will set out plans at their Autumn Conference to reverse savage Conservative cuts to local public health grants, as part of a shift to empowering local communities to tackle the root causes of ill health.
27 Sep 2023
Triple tax on social media giants to boost mental health in schools
Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to treble the tax on social media giants to provide a dedicated mental health professional in every school.
27 Sep 2023
Lib Dems: Scrap payouts for ex-ministers as taxpayer bill rises to £530,000
The Liberal Democrats have called for taxpayer-funded handouts for disgraced former ministers to be scrapped, as analysis reveals £530,000 was paid out in ministerial severance payments over the past year.
27 Sep 2023
25,000 operations cancelled twice or more in 2022 as backlog soars
The number of hospital operations cancelled twice or more surged to over 25,000 in 2022, an investigation by the LiberalDemocrats have revealed.
27 Sep 2023
Revealed: Long GP waits in rural areas three times worse than urban ones
The proportion of people waiting four weeks or more for a GP appointment is three times higher in rural parts of England than in London, stark new figures published by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
27 Sep 2023
Daisy Cooper: Lib Dems have “huge opportunity” to take seats off Conservatives in the Blue Wall
Liberal Democrat Leader Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper will today (Sunday 24 September) give her first in person speech at the party’s Autumn Conference.
27 Sep 2023