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 kickstarts election tour in Cheltenham: “It’s time for change”
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has kickstarted his election tour with a rally in Cheltenham, the marginal constituency of Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.
25 May 2024
61 million GP appointments had waits longer than two weeks as Lib Dems pledge to give patients right to see GP in seven days
The Liberal Democrats will today (Friday 24 May) announce a five-year plan to give patients a legal right to see a GP within a week or 24-hours if in urgent need.
25 May 2024
Migration Stats: Asylum backlog remains sky-high
Responding to the latest set of migration statisitcs, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said:
25 May 2024
No Rwanda flight before election is “humiliation” for Sunak
Responding to Rishi Sunak admitting no flights will leave to Rwanda before the election, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
25 May 2024
40 new hospitals: Sunak already lying like Johnson
Responding to Rishi Sunak’s interview with BBC Breakfast in which he claimed that all 40 new hospitals from the 2019 manifesto will be ready by 2030, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 May 2024
Ed Davey on General Election: Kick this appalling Conservative government out of office
Responding to Rishi Sunak calling the General Election, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
22 May 2024
Poll reveals voters want summer election to kick out Conservative government and fix NHS
Dissatisfaction with the current government is the top reason given by voters for backing an early General Election, a Savanta poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
22 May 2024
DWP Investigation: Reforms to benefits have made no progress
Responding to the news that Equality and Human Rights Commission is investigating the Department of Work and Pensions over claims it broke the law of their treatment of disabled benefits claimants.
22 May 2024
Police instructed to make fewer arrests shows govt "shambolic mismanagement"
Responding to the news that police are being instructed to consider making fewer arrests because of the lack of space in prisons, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
22 May 2024