Responding to the government’s White Paper on reforms aimed at addressing economic inactivity, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
Responding to the latest bathing water statistics, which reveals that the number of poor bathing waters rose to the highest level since the introduction of the four-tier classification system, LiberalDemocrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
Responding to President-elect Trump’s statement that he will impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and additional 10% tariffs on China, LiberalDemocrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
Buried in the small print of the Autumn Statement is confirmation that the Environment Department’s budget will fall by 11% next year, directly impacting the Conservative government’s attempts to deal with the sewage scandal.
Following news that the Government has expanded its free childcare provision for working parents, Liberal DemocratEducation spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
The latest NHS data has revealed that just 61.3% of cancer patients are starting treatment within 62-days. The government’s target is 85%, which has not been met since 2015.
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Autumn Statement’s latest hidden horror as an “act of deception” as it will continue the freeze on tax free limits for ISAs which will have cost savers £755 million between 2023 and 2029.
Ambulance delays reached their worst level so far this year in October, with heart attack and stroke victims left waiting over 90 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
OBR forecasts household debt servicing costs to double from £73bn to a staggering £151bn in 2026 - higher than the 2008/2009 crisis
Responding to the latest migration statistics, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
The Conservative Government is cutting annual NHS spending by almost £5 billion in real-terms, figures buried in the small print of today’s Autumn Statement have revealed.
The Lib Dems are calling on the Chancellor to reverse Conservative tax cuts to the banks, as the party’s analysis of new OBR figures shows that the cuts will total £22 billion over the next six years.
