Davey: Adult Social Care Commission must be completed within one year
Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s evidence session on Adult Social Care Reform with Sir Andrew Dilnot CBE, Liberal DemocratLeader Ed Davey said:
8 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Children's Wellbeing Bill: Conservatives using victims as "political football"
Commenting on the Conservative amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
8 Jan 2025
Cooper: Badenoch should sack Jenrick as shadow justice secretary for "shameless" comments
Responding to Robert Jenrick defending his comments on "people from alien cultures" on the Today Programme, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Jan 2025
Over 4 million patients to be treated in crumbling hospitals by 2030 after Conservative inaction
The Liberal Democrats have today (Wednesday 19 June) announced plans to spend an extra £1 billion a year in the next parliament to fix crumbling NHS hospitals and remove dangerous concrete.
19 Jun 2024
Hunt & Truss cut from the same cloth
Responding to reports Jeremy Hunt said Liz Truss’ economic plans were ‘good thing to aim for’, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
19 Jun 2024
Lib Dems announce £10m plan to recruit new Sewage Inspectors with rollout of unannounced inspections
The Liberal Democrats have today (Tuesday 18th June) announced their plans to increase the number of water inspections to clamp down on sewage dumping water firms.
19 Jun 2024
Liberal Democrats to expand Rural Fuel Duty Relief to cut petrol prices for drivers in countryside
The Liberal Democrats will today (Monday 17 June) announce plans to support motorists in rural areas by doubling the scope of Rural Fuel Duty Relief scheme to include another 20 areas, saving drivers in these areas 5p a litre at the pump.
16 Jun 2024
Lib Dems announce £1bn plan to improve radiotherapy cancer care and cut waiting times
The Liberal Democrats will today (Sunday 16th June) announce a plan to cut cancer waiting times with a major expansion of radiotherapy treatment.
16 Jun 2024
Lib Dems call for boost to frontline policing as over 360,000 car thefts go unsolved
A staggering 360,072 car thefts have gone unsolved in England and Wales since the last election, new Liberal Democratanalysis of Home Office statistics has uncovered.
16 Jun 2024
Craig Williams betting scandal: Lib Dems call for Cabinet Office inquiry
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to order a Cabinet Office inquiry into reports his aide and Conservative candidate Craig Williams placed a bet on the date of the General Election.
13 Jun 2024
Liberal Democrats announce National Food Strategy to cut food prices and back British Farmers
The Liberal Democrats will today (Friday 14th June) announce plans for a new National Food Strategy to tackle rising food prices by supporting British farmers.
13 Jun 2024
Rise in NHS waiting lists: Sunak needs to apologise to patients for record of failure
Responding to the latest figures showing NHS waiting lists have risen to 7.6 million, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
13 Jun 2024