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
Heappey: Another minister abandons this failing government
Conservative MP for Mendip Hills, James Heappey has announced he will be resigning as defence minister and standing down at the next election.
15 Mar 2024
1,300 veterans put at risk of homelessness due to a no-fault eviction since Conservative government pledged to ban them
1,333 armed forces veterans have been put at risk of homelessness due to no-fault evictions since the Conservatives pledged to ban them in 2019, Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information requests to Local Authorities have revealed.
15 Mar 2024
Lib Dem MP calls for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration ahead of Parliament debate
Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson and London MP Sarah Olney has called for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration.
15 Mar 2024
Davey: Sunak is running scared of a May election
Responding to the Prime Minister ruling out a May 2nd election, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
15 Mar 2024
Hester: Conservative Party must confirm if it received another £5 million
Responding to reports that the Conservative Party is "sitting on" another £5 million in donations from Frank Hester, LiberalDemocrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
14 Mar 2024
Extremism definition risks sowing more division
Commenting on the government's new definition of extremism, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
14 Mar 2024
NHS waiting lists won't fall to pre-pandemic levels for seven years
NHS waiting lists are only on course to reach pre-pandemic levels in June 2031, Liberal Democrat analysis of NHS figures released today has revealed.
14 Mar 2024
Water company profits almost doubled since 2019
England and Wales’ 11 water firms rake in staggering £4.2bn profits this Parliament
14 Mar 2024
Extremism and Hester: Will Conservative Party apply new definition?
The Liberal Democrats have written to Conservative Party Chair Richard Holden over the £10m donation from Frank Hester and the government's new extremism definition.
14 Mar 2024