Dodds resignation: Cutting aid to fund defence like “robbing Peter to pay Paul”
Commenting on Anneliese Dodds’ resignation, Monica Harding MP, Liberal Democrat International Affairs Spokesperson, said:
28 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Starmer US visit: Age of Europe relying on US is over
Commenting on the press conference between Starmer and Trump, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
27 Feb 2025
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
Conservatives oversee a “burglar bailout” as 3 in 4 cases go unsolved
New analysis from the Liberal Democrats of Home Office statistics have shown that a whopping 213,814 burglaries went unsolved across England and Wales in the year ending September 2023 - an average of 586 cases a day.
26 Jan 2024
£9.9bn billion wasted on PPE: “Taxpayers’ money poured down the drain”
£9.9 billion of the £13.6 billion spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) since 2020 has been written off because it was unusable or its value has crashed since the pandemic.
26 Jan 2024
Shoplifting “epidemic” as offences rise by a third in past year
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservative Government of overseeing a “shoplifting epidemic” as new statistics reveal shoplifting offences have risen by a third in the past year.
25 Jan 2024
Nearly 6,000 unsolved crimes a day last year
The Liberal Democrats accuse the Conservatives of “failing” to tackle crime as new Home Office statistics reveal that 40% of all crimes went unsolved last year, while only 6% resulted in a suspect being charged.
25 Jan 2024
Record 6.3 million patients at A&E not seen within 4 hour target last year
A record 6.3 million patients in England waited more than the target time of four hours to be seen at A&E in 2023, almost double the number five years ago, shocking new figures published by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
25 Jan 2024
Council funding: Local communities are bearing the brunt of Conservative neglect
Responding to the government's announcement of a funding package for local councils, Liberal Democrat Communities, Housing and Local Government spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
25 Jan 2024
Govt sewage plan: Too weak and feeble. It's time to get a grip and hit water firms where it hurts.
Responding to reports of the government putting an end to water firms self-monitoring sewage spills, and finally considering action on bonuses, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
25 Jan 2024
Water regulator wined and dined by water firms
A Freedom of Information Request by the Liberal Democrats has found OfWat has received numerous hospitality gifts from the firms it regulates. The Liberal Democrats have called for OfWat to be abolished.
24 Jan 2024
Royal Mail Ofcom Review: "We shouldn't be receiving a second class service"
Commenting on the review released this morning by Ofcom suggesting that Royal Mail could reduce the number of letter delivery days from 6 to 5 or 3 days a week, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
24 Jan 2024