Inflation: economy is “stuck in the mud”
Responding to inflation falling to 2.5%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Tulip Siddiq resignation: People expected better from this government
Following Tulip Siddiq's resignation as Treasury Minister, Sarah Olney MP, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson, said:
14 Jan 2025
Social Care: Ministers need to “get their act together” and complete review by end of the year
Responding to social sector leaders saying that social care can “ill afford” to wait three years for final decisions on reform, Liberal Democrat Care and Carers spokesperson Alison Bennett MP said:
14 Jan 2025
Ed Davey slams Sunak over Conservative conference chaos on visit to Mid Bedfordshire
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today visit Mid Bedfordshire and criticise Rishi Sunak for presiding over yet more Conservative chaos during the Tory party conference in Manchester.
4 Oct 2023
Twenty’s plenty: 20 Conservative politicians and Councils who backed 20 mph zones
The Liberal Democrats have accused Rishi Sunak of "rank hypocrisy" and "playing politics with road safety" for criticising 20 mph zones, despite Conservative politicians across the country backing them.
3 Oct 2023
Covid Inquiry: Sunak’s failure to send messages is another “Conservative cover up”
Following the Guardian article that Rishi Sunak has failed to send over his WhatsApp messages from his time as Chancellor to the Covid inquiry, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Oct 2023
Water bill hike: Bosses paid £41m in bonuses while customers asked to pay for upgrades
Lib Dems write to Ofwat and DEFRA Secretary Therese Coffey demanding ban on water company bosses bonuses and shareholder dividends
2 Oct 2023
HS2: Rishi Sunak makes Liz Truss look like a political genius
Responding to the reports that the Manchester leg of HS2 is set to be imminently scrapped, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said:
2 Oct 2023
Liz Truss’s £18,000 golden goodbye same as five-year mortgage hit for typical Blue Wall family
Families in the Blue Wall will see a hit of more than £18k over five years - in line with Liz Truss’s “golden goodbye” payout.
2 Oct 2023
Hunt rules out tax cuts as Conservative soap opera continues
Responding to Jeremy Hunt's latest comments this morning ruling out tax cuts this year, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Oct 2023
Sunak scrapping winter fuel allowance a "slap in the face" for pensioners
Responding to reports by Sky News that Rishi Sunak is considering scrapping the winter fuel allowance for most pensioners, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
29 Sep 2023
IFS comment: People are sick and tired of this unfair, irresponsible government
Responding to the IFS's comments that this will be the biggest tax-raising Parliament on record, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said:
29 Sep 2023