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
Ed Davey tells Lib Dems: kick out Conservatives to deliver real change
Full text of Ed Davey's speech:
17 Mar 2024
Ed Davey conference speech: 5 million doors to knock the Conservatives out of power
Ed Davey will today (Sunday 17 March) challenge Liberal Democrat members to knock on five million doors this year, “to bring the Blue Wall tumbling down, and get more brilliant Liberal Democrats elected to transform our country for the better.”
16 Mar 2024
Lib Dems propose Biden-style share buyback tax to raise £2bn for public services
The Liberal Democrats will today (Saturday 16 March) call for a new tax on share buybacks by large companies which could raise around £2 billion for public services.
16 Mar 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