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
GP postcode lottery: 80% increase in four-week long waits in some areas
Some areas of the country saw a shocking 80% rise in the number of four-week waits for a GP appointment last year, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Apr 2024
Water firms committing “environmental cover up” as one in seven sewage monitors are faulty
Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found that one in seven of all sewage monitors have been found to be faulty as the party accuses water companies of an “environmental cover up” and calls for a national environmental emergency to be declared.
2 Apr 2024
Revealed: 31,000 sewage discharges into bathing areas last year
The Liberal Democrats have accused water companies of committing “environmental vandalism” after the party’s analysis has revealed that there were 31,000 sewage discharges in bathing areas last year, an increase of 47% compared to 2022.
2 Apr 2024
Blue light bill bombshell as emergency services face £144m fuel and insurance costs
Emergency services are predicted to pay almost £150 million this year in fuel and insurance costs - an increase of over £24 million in just five years, a Liberal Democrat FOI has revealed.
2 Apr 2024
Renters reform: Gove caves in to Conservative MPs as manifesto promise left in tatters
Responding to the reports in The Sun that a promised ban on no-fault evictions will no longer apply to all tenants in time for a general election, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
2 Apr 2024
Lib Dems call on Government to block Thames Water bill rises
The party is calling for a Ministerial intervention to block the proposals which could see customer bills rise by at least 40%
2 Apr 2024
Travel chaos: 237,000 rush hour trains cancelled since 2019
A shocking 237,000 morning rush hour trains have faced cancellations since 2019, figures uncovered by the LiberalDemocrats have revealed.
2 Apr 2024
Thames Water: Broken firm needs to be taken into special administration
Responding to the news that Thames Water's shareholders will not be injecting the first £500 million of funding that was agreed last summer, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson and MP for Richmond Park Sarah Olney said:
2 Apr 2024
GDP stats: Rishi's recession confirmed
Responding to this morning's ONS figures confirming the UK economy did go into recession last year, Liberal DemocratTreasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Apr 2024