Davey: Give Ukraine a critical boost using frozen Russian assets
Commenting on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
23 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Nearly 270,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved last year
New Home Office figures reveal that in the year ending September 2024, 269,237 shoplifting cases were closed without a suspect being identified in England and Wales - a shocking 19% increase from the previous year.
21 Feb 2025
Youth Mobility Scheme: "victory for common sense"
Commenting on reporting that Starmer has put an UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme on the table in his reset with Brussels, James MacCleary MP, Liberal Democrat Europe Spokeperson, said:
21 Feb 2025
ONS Figures: Support mortgage holders before it's too late
Responding to figures from the ONS showing 1.4 million households in the UK will be forced onto far higher rates when they renew their fixed rate mortgages in 2023, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
9 Jan 2023
NHS care beds funding: "Unforgivable" that winter plan being announced in January
Responding to the government announcing £250m to buy care beds as part of a new plan to tackle the NHS winter crisis, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 Jan 2023
Revealed: Ambulance staff numbers fall as NHS crisis worsens
New House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed there are fewer full-time ambulance staff compared to 2015.
9 Jan 2023
Sunak has shown himself to be out of touch with the NHS
Sunak has shown himself to be out of touch with the NHS
8 Jan 2023
NHS recovery forum: How many more patients need to needlessly die?
Responding to the Prime Minister holding his NHS recovery forum, Liberal Democrat Health spokesperson Daisy Cooper said: "How many more meetings...
7 Jan 2023
Routine surgery delays - some patients left waiting 1,000 days for treatment
Patients in some NHS trusts are still being left waiting more than 1,000 days for routine surgeries such as knee and hip replacements, new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
6 Jan 2023
Sunak strike talks: Human costs of not getting around the table have been devastating
Responding to Rishi Sunak announcing he will speak to union leaders on Monday, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Christine Jardine said:
6 Jan 2023
NHS Crisis: Govt must call COBRA meeting
Responding to the news that London's St George's Trust is the latest to declare a critical incident Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
5 Jan 2023
Sunak Speech: PM asleep at the wheel
Responding to Rishi Sunak’s speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
4 Jan 2023