PM must raise Tate's extradition as a priority
Commenting on Andrew Tate's arrival to Florida today after Romanian prosecutors agreed to let him leave, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
27 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Pension Credit: Government’s “callous” stripping of Winter Fuel Payment leaves many “shivering in their homes”
Responding to the latest pension credit data showing that there are still 33,700 outstanding claims to be processed and that 114,500 claims were rejected - a 133% increase compared to last year.
27 Feb 2025
Dental appointments: millions “in urgent need” as Ministers “sit on their hands”
Responding to the BDA saying that the extra dental appointments promised by the Government will only cover a third of people who need urgent care, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
27 Feb 2025
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
Wessex Water sewage dumps into bathing water more than double in last year
Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed a 105% increase in sewage discharges into bathing water by Wessex Water last year, with the number of hours sewage was spilling out more than tripling.
2 Apr 2024
Ed Davey warns Sunak facing sewage local elections backlash on campaign visit to Dorset
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today warn that Rishi Sunak is facing a “sewage backlash” at the ballot box in May’s local elections, on a visit to West Dorset as part of his campaign tour of the West Country.
27 Mar 2024
NHS satisfaction survey: Govt can't be trusted with NHS
Responding to the British Social Attitudes survey on NHS satisfaction, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperspon Daisy Cooper MP said:
27 Mar 2024
Lib Dems welcome motion passed by UN Security Council
Responding to the UN Security Council calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
26 Mar 2024
Cameron must address the Commons not just Tory MPs on 1922 Committee
Commenting on the reports that the only Conservative MPs on the 1922 Committee will be given the opportunity to question Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron this afternoon, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
26 Mar 2024
Almost 9,000 staff leave Environment Agency following cuts and low morale
Data obtained and analysed by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the staggering leaving rates of staff at the Environment Agency.
26 Mar 2024