Defence spending: Talks on 3% needed as soon as possible
Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement that UK defence spending is to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
25 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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
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
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
King's Speech: Fixing NHS and care must be a priority
Commenting ahead of the King’s Speech tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
18 Jul 2024
Cancer polling: New govt's number one priority should be to get NHS back on its feet
Responding to Cambridge University polling, conducted by Public First, showing that cancer is the biggest health concern among the UK public, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
18 Jul 2024
Liberal Democrats call for emergency Health and Social Care budget as over 7.6 million people are on NHS waiting list
Responding to latest figures which reveal that the NHS waiting list has increased by 65,000 over the last month to over 7.6 million, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
18 Jul 2024
Lib Dems call for Euros Bank Holiday if England win
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
18 Jul 2024
Over 1.5 million children impacted by "cruel" child benefit cap
Responding to the latest figures showing that a total of 440,000 households and over 1.5 million children are being impacted by the two child benefit cap, Liberal Democrat Work & Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain said:
18 Jul 2024
Water bills: Ofwat must block “insulting” price hikes
The Liberal Democrats are calling for Ofwat to stop water companies from implementing large water bill hikes.
18 Jul 2024
Thames Water finances: This is a complete mess and its time the regulator blocked bill hikes
Responding to Thames Water's latest financial reporting, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Jul 2024
Lib Dems call for Emergency Health and Care Budget as Parliament returns
The Liberal Democrats will today (Tuesday 9th July) call for an Emergency Health and Social Care Budget to fix the crisis in local services, warning “patients cannot wait any longer.”
9 Jul 2024