Peerages: Ed Davey responds to appointment of Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed MBE and Dr Mark Pack
Two Liberal Democrat appointments to the House of Lords have been announced today.
20 Dec 2024
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Pension Credit: Ministers must urgently extend deadline before it's too late
Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Steve Darling MP, said:
20 Dec 2024
Interest rates: Liz Truss’s legacy still looms large but government must scrap jobs tax to turn economy around
Responding to interest rates remaining at 4.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Fracking interview: Truss shows contempt for rural communities
Responding to Liz Truss' failure to answer questions on ensuring local consent for fracking in an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
29 Sep 2022
Liz Truss refuses to guarantee people’s pensions are safe
Liz Truss refused twice to guarantee on BBC Bristol this morning that people’s pensions are safe.
29 Sep 2022
Truss in complete denial on BBC Local Radio round
Responding to Liz Truss's BBC Local Radio media round this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Sep 2022
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