Powis's resignation: New leadership must fix crisis in NHS
Responding to NHS England medical director, Stephen Powis’s resignation, Helen Morgan MP, Liberal Democrat Health and Care Spokesperson, said:
6 Mar 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Government 'sticking its head in the sand' over Youth Mobility Scheme
Responding to the Government saying its policy on a youth mobility scheme with the EU is unchanged, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said:
6 Mar 2025
Healey must urge US to drop Ukraine intelligence ban
Commenting on Trump's ban on the UK sharing US intelligence with Ukraine, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, Helen Maguire MP, said:
6 Mar 2025
Voter ID: Govt dragged to the Commons to answer questions over botched rollout
Liberal Democrats secured an Urgent Question on the rollout of voter identification plans and questioned the Minister for Local Government, Lee Rowley. This comes on the heels of reports showing that under 21,000 had applied out of the 2 million people estimated to need the certificates.
21 Feb 2023
Prepayment meters: What did Shapps know and when?
Ofgem are set to conduct a targeted investigation into British Gas after it was revealed by the Times that they had forcibly installed prepayment meters.
21 Feb 2023
Debt Figures: The mess left by Liz Truss and the Govt
Responding to new ONS figures showing the scale of UK government borrowing, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
21 Feb 2023
DEFRA reheats sewage announcement from 165 days ago
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the Conservative government for repeating a request to water companies to publish their plans to tackle sewage discharges, just 165 days after an almost identical announcement.
20 Feb 2023
SEND school overcrowding 'outrageous' and 'appalling'
Respoding to a BBC investigation that reveals SEND schools are overcrowded and children are learning in cupboards, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
20 Feb 2023
Hundreds of sewage leaks in England’s hospitals over the last year
Freedom of Information Requests by the Liberal Democrats to NHS Trusts has revealed in the past twelve months there has been a staggering 456 sewage leaks in England’s hospitals. 55 NHS Trusts provided responses which reveal the shocking state of the country’s hospitals.
17 Feb 2023
British Gas profits: Energy companies must pay back the 'Poverty Premium'
The Liberal Democrats are reiterating their calls on the Government to ensure energy companies pay back the ‘Poverty Premium’ paid by the tens of thousands who had a prepayment meter forcibly installed this winter in compensation.
16 Feb 2023
Inflation Stats: Hard-working people are paying the price for Conservative incompetence
Responding to the latest inflation statistics, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
16 Feb 2023
Two-week cancer diagnosis target missed by half of NHS trusts in every month last year
Almost one in two NHS hospital trusts missed a crucial two-week cancer diagnosis target in every month last year, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
16 Feb 2023