Davey: PM must challenge Trump's "lies over Ukraine" in Washington
Commenting ahead of Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
26 Feb 2025
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Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
RCP survey: “harrowing” to think that this is now a standard way hospitals operate
Responding to a survey by the Royal College of Physicians that found almost four in five doctors were forced to provide corridor care in the past month, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
26 Feb 2025
Lammy backs “vital” Lib Dem call to seize frozen Russian assets
Commenting on the Foreign Secretary’s reply in the Commons that he believes the Government should “move from freezing Russian assets to seizing them”, Alison Bennett MP said:
25 Feb 2025
Parliament backs Lib Dem amendment to exclude MPs arrested for serious offences
MPs have voted by 170 votes to 169 to back an amendment tabled by Liberal Democrat MP Wendy Chamberlain that ensures MPs accused of serious offences are excluded from the Parliamentary estate at the point of arrest, rather than only when charged.
14 May 2024
PM speech: Sunak should listen to the public and call a General Election
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
13 May 2024
IFS: Conservative party broken promises and neglect of NHS "unforgivable"
Responding to the IFS report showing that NHS spending has risen less quickly than the Conservative party planned in their 2019 General Election manifesto, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 May 2024
Maternity Care: Time Govt end postcode lottery
Commenting on the the Birth Trauma Inquiry, Liberal Democrat MP and Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Baby Loss, Helen Morgan MP said:
13 May 2024
Bathing water: Govt needs to go further and stop sewage being pumped into bathing water sites
Responding to the government announcing new designated bathing water sites, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
13 May 2024
“Childcare deserts”: Some areas see one in four childcare places lost since 2019
Some areas of the country have become “childcare deserts” with a fall of more than 25% in childcare places since 2019, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
13 May 2024
GDP: Little cause for celebration
Commenting on the latest GDP quarterly figures, showing the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 May 2024
13 Conservative MPs standing down in Blue Wall seats threatened by Lib Dems including Zahawi, Raab and May
Around one in five Conservative MPs standing down are in Blue Wall seats where the Lib Dems are the main challengers, analysis by the party has found.
10 May 2024
Interest rates: Hammer blow for homeowners who were sold a false dawn of lower rates
Responding to the Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 May 2024