Pritchard resignation "must be a line in the sand" for NHS
Responding to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard's resignation, Helen Morgan MP, Liberal Democrat Health and Care Spokesperson, said:
25 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Dental decay “epidemic” as 134 children a day have tooth extracted in hospital
There were 49,112 tooth extractions for children in hospital in 2023/24, shocking new official figures have shown, the equivalent of 134 a day.
25 Feb 2025
Davey: Scrap energy bill rise for pensioners stripped of Winter Fuel Payments
Liberal Democrat Leader and former energy secretary Ed Davey is calling on the Government to scrap the latest energy bill rise for the almost 10 million pensioners who’ve been stripped of their Winter Fuel Payments.
25 Feb 2025
EA Annual Report: public sick to the back teeth of polluting firms
Responding to the Environment Agency's annual report showing 'water companies underperforming', Liberal DemocratEnvironment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
25 Jul 2024
NAO Health Report: Heart of govt's agenda must be rescuing the NHS
Responding to the National Audit Office report which said that the 'scale of the challenges facing the NHS today and foreseeable in the years ahead is unprecedented', Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
25 Jul 2024
Lib Dem amendment to the King's Speech selected for vote
The Liberal Democrat amendment to the King’s Speech has been selected for a vote expected around 7pm this evening.
23 Jul 2024
Lib Dems demand clarity on IT outage impact on patients
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Health Secretary demanding to know how many patients were affected by the IT issues which hit the country last Friday and what action he will take in order to minimise the issues for affected patients.
23 Jul 2024
Lib Dems table King’s Speech amendment to “rescue social care” as half of care homes lost in some areas
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the King’s Speech to rescue social care, as figures reveal the number of care homes in England has fallen by close to 1,500 since 2018.
23 Jul 2024
ICJ opinion: UK should recognise the independent state of Palestine
Responding to today’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
23 Jul 2024
IT outage: Government urged to call COBRA meeting
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to hold a COBRA meeting to coordinate an urgent response to the IT outage causing major disruption including to airlines, railways and GP surgeries.
19 Jul 2024
Covid Inquiry Report must be a moment for change
Commenting on the first Covid Inquiry Report, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
18 Jul 2024
Child Poverty: Right that govt looks at how to tackle child poverty after economic damage by Conservatives
Responding to news that the government has created a ministerial taskforce to tackle child poverty, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
18 Jul 2024