Gambling Levy: We must go further
Responding to the introduction of a statutory levy on gambling, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport Max Wilkinson MP said:
27 Nov 2024
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire welcomed by Liberal Democrats
Responding to news that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:
27 Nov 2024
NAO: new government must show ambition necessary to rescue NHS dentistry
Responding to the National Audit Office’s comments saying that the “dental recovery plan is not on course to fulfil its ambition of an additional 1.5m treatments by the end of 2024/25” Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP:
26 Nov 2024
Ed Davey launches Liberal Democrat general election campaign with call to “save the NHS”
Ed Davey will today (Sunday 26th May) launch his party’s general election campaign with a new battlebus in a marginal Blue Wall constituency.
27 May 2024
Ed Davey visits Gillian Keegan’s seat as Lib Dems target cabinet ministers’ seats
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is today visiting Gillian Keegan’s seat of Chichester, as the party looks to target Conservative cabinet ministers’ seats at the General Election.
25 May 2024
IFS: Tories have left British people worse off
Responding to the IFS statement on the state of public finances, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
25 May 2024
Michael Gove is running scared of the Liberal Democrats
Responding to the news that Michael Gove is standing down as an MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
25 May 2024
Chancellor rebuked by stats authority over tax-cutting claims
The Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Robert Chote, has rebuked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claims that his Government “brings down taxes”, highlighting that cuts to National Insurance will be “offset” by the freeze on income tax thresholds.
25 May 2024
Water company bosses' bonuses hit £54 million as Lib Demscall for Ofwat to be abolished
The Liberal Democrats have announced their plans for a new water industry regulator, amid national outrage at the sewage scandal.
25 May 2024
Renters Reform Bill: Another Conservative promise abandoned and left in a ditch
Responding to the news that the Renters Reform Bill has been shelved by the Government, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
25 May 2024
Redwood standing down: Conservative big beasts are running scared
Responding to the news that John Redwood is standing down in key Liberal Democrat/Conservative battleground Wokingham, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 May 2024
New price cap: Lib Dems would slash energy bills
Responding to the new energy price cap, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
25 May 2024