Children’s Wellbeing Bill: Conservatives using victims as “political football” Davey: Adult Social Care Commission must be completed within one year MP Calls for Greater Support for Off-Grid Homes Children’s Wellbeing Bill: Conservatives using victims as “political football” Commenting on the Conservative amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson […]
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Lib Dems call for faster action on social care in England
Senior Liberal Democrats have expressed concern that the Labour Government has finally done something about social care, but that Louise Casey’s review will not report until 2028. This has all the hallmarks of this crucial issue being kicked into the long grass, with potential for it to be lost in even deeper foliage beyond then. […]
3 January 2025 – today’s press releases
Shocking research reveals almost 4 in 5 car thefts go unsolved Davey: Social care commission “long overdue” Davey: social care review should be “done and dusted within a year” Flu admissions: alarming consequences from lack of winterpoofing SNP have starved local communities of funding for public toilets Shocking research reveals almost 4 in 5 car […]
22 November 2024 – today’s press releases
Davey: NICs hit is creating a perfect storm for the care sector Davey on Ofgem energy price rise: Freeze energy bills and reinstate Winter Fuel Payments Chamberlain calls for energy bills to be frozen and Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated after energy price rise Davey: NICs hit is creating a perfect storm for the […]
21 November 2024 – today’s press releases
John Prescott: his legacy will be remembered far into the future Ofwat on water bill rises: once again the regulator is proving itself unfit for purpose ICC arrest warrants for Hamas and Netanyahu: UK government must uphold ruling Carers UK research: Government must recognise the critical role carers play Rennie comments on long-awaited Glen Sannox […]
31 October 2024 – today’s press releases
Ed Davey: Exempt social care from National Insurance tax hike Budget: online gambling tax “a missed opportunity” for fairer NHS and care funding Govt makes new commitment to create a ‘national cancer plan’ at Lib Dem led debate Scot Lib Dems respond to government ditching pilot of juryless trials Ed Davey: Exempt social care from […]
Hat-trick of Lib Dems hammer Tories on broken health pledges
There was another hat-trick of Lib Dems at PMQs yesterday, and this time they tag-teamed to show the Conservatives up for failing to keep key health pledges in their manifesto. Watch here, with the text exchange after the video. First up, Ed Davey on the missing 40 hospitals. The NHS is in crisis after years […]
Record 350,000 patients waited over 12 hours at A&E last year
Figures reveal 1,000 patients left waiting 12 hours or more in A&E every day in 2022 Analysis shows shocking rise in long A&E delays since 2015, when just 1,300 people waited 12 hours or more Lib Dems set out plan to tackle NHS crisis including recruiting more GPs and allowing pharmacists to prescribe more medicines […]
Davey: Sunak asleep at the wheel
Listening to Rishi Sunak speak today, you wouldn’t think that the country is in the grip of economic turmoil and crisis in the NHS. You don’t have to go far to read of NHS trusts and boards calling major incidents, or London Ambulance saying they will only wait 45 minutes before leaving patients in hospital […]
Ed Davey calls for legal right to see GP within 7 days
Getting a doctor’s appointment is becoming more and more of a challenge. Whether it means explaining in detail to a non-qualified receptionist who triages requests, or having to grapple with an inflexible online booking system, or having to join a phone queue at 8am exactly, or even filling in an online form just to be […]