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
Mark Fullbrook saga: We need an urgent investigation into conflicts of interest
Commenting on the report by the Sunday Times which said Liz Truss's Chief of Staff Mark Fullbrook has been 'seconded' to Number 10 from a lobbying firm, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Sep 2022
Kwarteng's budget "staggeringly out of touch"
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's performance on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
25 Sep 2022
Families facing £290 tax hike next year despite 1p cut, new analysis reveals
A typical family will see their taxes hiked by £290 next year despite the 1p tax cut, new research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed, while top bankers are handed a tax giveaway of over £100,000.
25 Sep 2022
Ed Davey: "Billionaires’ budget" shows Chancellor doesn’t have a clue
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has slammed today’s fiscal statement as a “billionaire’s budget,” saying it shows the Conservatives are completely out of touch.
23 Sep 2022
Debt dossier: Five times Truss and Kwarteng warned unsustainable borrowing could cripple the economy
The Liberal Democrats have published a “debt dossier” highlighting five times both Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng warned about the risk to the economy from soaring government borrowing.
23 Sep 2022
Fiscal statement: Not a plan but "a recipe for disaster"
Responding to the Chancellor's fiscal statement today, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
23 Sep 2022