Responding to the Prime Minister’s interview yesterday morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said: Rishi Sunak either does not care or does not get it. As the Prime Minister buries his head in the sand and pretends everything is fine, people across the country are suffering. Most people when they are hit with a […]

The Conservative MPs at yestrday’s Popular Conservatism launch pocketed almost £85,000 in taxpayer-funded pay-outs, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. The Liberal Democrats said, “This is not popular Conservatism, it’s economic vandalism.” Liz Truss pocketed a £18,660 taxpayer payout despite previously criticising “handouts” to help with the cost of living, while Jacob Rees-Mogg claimed […]

Responding to the Government’s new Dental Plan, Lib Dem Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said: The image of hundreds of desperate people queuing outside a new dentist in Bristol tells you everything you need to know about the state of dental practices in this country. This plan comes too little too late for those left waiting in […]

Responding to the Royal College of Psychiatrists’s report on children’s mental health, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said: This devastating explosion of mental ill health among children should be a wake-up call for the government. Conservative ministers have neglected children’s mental health during and after the pandemic, leaving mental health services and […]

Responding to Piers Morgan’s interview with Rishi Sunak, where he admits he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists, the Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said: Finally Rishi Sunak has admitted he has failed to cut NHS waiting lists, leaving millions of people waiting for appointments they desperately need. For years this Conservative Government has […]

Responding to the latest OECD report which has revealed that the UK will have the highest inflation rate among G7 nations in 2024, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said: Yet again the Conservative Government is at the top of the table for price rises and near the bottom for economic growth. Conservative ministers trashed our […]

Sunak’s broken promise: NHS waiting lists won’t fall back to pre-pandemic levels until 2030 On current trends, it will take until the end of the decade for NHS waiting lists to fall back to pre-pandemic levels Rishi Sunak admitted today that he has failed to keep his promise to cut NHS waiting lists Lib Dems […]

Responding to the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan on LBC saying she’d give the government’s performance an Ofsted rating of “good”, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson: If it was up to parents and pupils, this government’s record on education would be rated as completely inadequate. Children are being taught in crumbling classrooms while ministers refuse to […]

Millions are struggling to make ends meet in a cost-of-living crisis, while oil and gas firms make record profits. Economic growth has been weak for years and the Conservative Government has hurt the public finances through reckless mismanagement. The public deserves better – the Liberal Democrat’s Fair Deal will support families and foster sustainable economic […]

As of tomorrow (30th Jan), new UK border checks come into force for imports of food, drink, and plants from the EU. These come as a direct consequence of us leaving the EU four years ago. On the face of it, you might think that this will not have much of an impact on your […]