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
Channel 4 Privatisation: Taxpayer money wasted on pointless and divisive plans
Responding to the leaked news of the Government's u-turn on the privatisation of Channel 4, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for DCMS Jamie Stone MP, who led the Liberal Democrats' strong opposition to the policy, said:
4 Jan 2023
Maths to 18 is an "admission of failure from the Prime Minister"
In response to the Prime Minister's anticipated Maths to 18 speech tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson said:
4 Jan 2023
London ambulances to stop waiting: Major incident must be declared
Responding to a leaked email revealing London Ambulance Service crews will now only wait 45 minutes at hospitals before handing over patients due to the current NHS crisis, the Liberal Democrats have called for a major incident to be declared across London.
3 Jan 2023
Lib Dems demand the recall of Parliament over NHS crisis
The Liberal Democrats have called for Parliament to be recalled immediately amid estimates that 500 people each week are dying due to A&E delays. The party is demanding the Government pass an emergency health plan and declare a “national major incident”.
3 Jan 2023
One in six resort to “DIY Doctor” after failing to secure face-to-face GP appointment
Of people who failed to get a face-to-face GP appointment in the past year, a staggering one in six resorted to being a “DIY Doctor”, admitting to carrying out medical treatment on themselves or asking somebody else who is not a medical professions to do so.
3 Jan 2023
New Years Honours List: Lib Dems see three people honoured for their services
Councillor Helen Belcher was awarded an OBE for her services to the transgender community, Reverend Dr. Margaret Joachim was awarded an MBE for her work on getting more women involved in politics and finally Sheila Ritchie was awarded an MBE for her services to the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
3 Jan 2023
Cash-strapped ambulance services left with almost £70 million in spiralling fuel costs
Ambulance services are set to face a huge £70m fuel bill this year, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
1 Jan 2023
Ed Davey's New Year message
In his New Years message for 2023, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP will say:
31 Dec 2022
Squeezed middle facing £20,000 stealth tax hike over next decade
Squeezed middle earners are facing a staggering £20,000 stealth tax hike over the next decade, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
30 Dec 2022