Chancellor must deliver a Budget to save the NHS and social care
Ahead of the announcement of the Budget today (Wednesday 30th October), Liberal DemocratTreasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Oct 2024
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Social Care Crisis: We need cross party talks now
Responding to Wes Streeting's comments on the morning round about the social care crisis, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Oct 2024
Lib Dems: Labour's bus tax will hit communities
Responding to Keir Starmer’s Q&A in which he announced the £2 bus fare cap will be increasing to £3, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
29 Oct 2024
Davey: Truss must cancel Conservative conference to deal with economic crisis
Ed Davey demands Liz Truss and her ministers spend time fixing the budget as new research finds Government energy bill support will be wiped out by higher mortgage bills
29 Sep 2022
Spending cuts: Conservatives are committing "slow-motion car crash"
Responding to the news that the Treasury has asked all government departments to draw up plans for spending cuts, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
28 Sep 2022
Migrant deal scrapped: Incompetence at the highest level from the highest office
Commenting on the news that the UK/France migrant deal has been scrapped due to Prime Minister Liz Truss's comments, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
28 Sep 2022
Davey: PM has 24 hours to fix this economic disaster
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has challenged Liz Truss to recall Parliament and set out in the next 24 hours how she will fix the mess caused by last week's disastrous budget.
28 Sep 2022
IMF criticism: Recall Parliament to fix this mess
Responding to the IMF's criticism of Kwasi Kwarteng's budget and another fall in the pound this morning, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
28 Sep 2022
Huw Pill and BoE rate rise: Emergency support needed for homeowners on the brink
Responding to the Bank of England’s Chief Economist Huw Pill’s comments suggesting a significant interest rate rise next month in response to the Budget, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
27 Sep 2022
Fullbrook U-turn: Number 10 must come clean and confirm civil service checks
Commenting on reports Mark Fullbrook will now be employed directly by the government instead of through a private company, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
27 Sep 2022
Kwarteng must resign if pound reaches parity with dollar
The Liberal Democrats have challenged Kwasi Kwarteng to resign if the pound reaches parity with the dollar.
26 Sep 2022
Falling pound: Recall Parliament to fix failed Budget
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to urgently recall Parliament, so the Chancellor can fix his disastrous and out of touch Budget which has sent the pound plummeting.
26 Sep 2022