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
Cancer care postcode lottery: Only one in four patients in some areas treated within 62-day target
Shockingly low numbers of cancer patients are being treated within the 62-day target in some areas of England, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
16 Feb 2024
GP figures: 18 million waited over four weeks for a GP appointment last year
Figures released by the NHS today show that there were 18 million four-week waits for a GP appointment last year, up 38% from 12.8 million in 2022.
16 Feb 2024
Rishi's recession has savaged the British economy
Responding to the UK economy entering a recession, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
15 Feb 2024
Almost 12,000 key workers stuck on long term sick leave
Over 8,600 NHS nurses currently on long term sick leave, along with 2,752 police officers and 568 firefighters
15 Feb 2024
Inflation: Cold comfort for families and pensioners
Responding to the latest inflation figures released this morning, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
15 Feb 2024
“Cost of Flipping Crisis”: Pancake Day soars by almost double rate of inflation
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservative government for pushing Britain into a “cost of flipping” crisis as the country prepares for Pancake Day.
13 Feb 2024
Broken hearts and bank balances as nearly £90 million lost to romance fraud last year
As Valentine's Day approaches, a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed a staggering epidemic of love seekers falling victim to romance fraud.
13 Feb 2024
Cancelled operations: Record one in four patients not treated within 28 days of cancellation
A record one in four (24.1%) patients weren’t treated within 28 days of their operation being cancelled between October and December last year, in a major breach of NHS standards, figures have revealed.
13 Feb 2024
£1.3bn cuts to NHS funding could pay for 32 million GP appointments
The Government’s planned real terms cut to the NHS budget could pay for England’s GP appointments for nearly 10 weeks, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
13 Feb 2024