“Smoke and mirrors” spending review could leave a blackhole for social care Police funding short-fall as families face council tax bombshell to pick up the tab Spending review: Reeves has put farmers “at the back of the Treasury queue” Welsh rail funding announcement – Wales getting the scraps again Lib Dems comment on defence, Acorn, […]
Scotland
9 June 2025 – today’s press releases
Davey: Spending review cannot be used to cut social care as number requesting support set to rise by 500,000 a year Winter Fuel Payments: Govt has realised “how disastrous this policy was” but misery caused “cannot be overstated” Nigel Farage Port Talbot speech – Real cheek as Trump threatens remains of Welsh steel industry Liberal […]
26-27 May 2025 – two days of press releases
Nearly 2 million to be hit by £9 billion “stealth tax bombshell” by the end of the decade Labour needs to “learn to u-turn faster” on two-child benefit cap Davey on Farage speech: “Trussonomics on steroids” Triple lock: from privatising the NHS now Farage “wants to come after people’s pensions” Badenoch must rule out Rupert […]
15 May 2025 – today’s press releases
Lib Dems say shocking hospital wait stats should “shake us to our core” GDP: Govt must now use UK-EU summit to boost growth Sneaky Kemi needs to “take head out of the sand” on EU Lib Dems move to quash sell-out law allowing foreign stakes in UK newspapers Cole-Hamilton to First Minister: SNP have failed […]
14 May 2025 – today’s press releases
PAC medical negligence report: staggering sums lay bare a health service that is “not functioning” Lib Dems call for a critical incident to be declared after unsafe maternity unit in Somerset forced to closed Cole-Hamilton: Social care being doubly failed by Labour and SNP Cole-Hamilton: Both governments neglecting social care PAC medical negligence report: staggering […]
12 May 2025 – yesterday’s press releases
Lib Dems table humble address to force Government to publish impact assessment of UK-US deal Care Workers: Change is urgently needed to fix the mess the Conservatives made Liberal Democrats call on Government to “futureproof” infrastructure following reports of Underground failures Rennie to push amendments to housing bill Lib Dems table humble address to force […]
10-11 May 2025 – the weekend’s press releases
Davey creates ‘Reform Watch’ team to keep Trumpian councils honest Lib Dems call on Government to ‘step up’ and pay care workers properly Cole-Hamilton comments on Edinburgh cyberattack Davey creates ‘Reform Watch’ team to keep Trumpian councils honest Ed Davey has established a new national “Reform Watch’ scrutiny board, bringing together local Liberal Democrat leaders […]
15-16 March 2025 – the weekend’s press releases
Davey on PM’s virtual summit: only way to achieve peace is to strengthen Ukraine’s hand by seizing frozen Russian assets NHS England: Same urgency must now be shown for social care SNP RAAC response non-existent compared to England Rennie responds to Gilruth Dundee University comments Davey on PM’s virtual summit: only way to achieve peace […]
13 March 2025 – today’s press releases
Davey on PM speech: “we’ll never fix the NHS unless we fix social care” NHS England: welcome steps but won’t matter unless Streeting “stops ignoring the elephant in the room” Findlay should say if he agrees with Badenoch on maternity pay Davey on PM speech: “we’ll never fix the NHS unless we fix social care” […]
11 March 2025 – today’s Scottish press releases
Jardine calls for doubling of maternity pay Cole-Hamilton: We cannot fix A&E waits without fixing social care Carmichael calls for government response following shipping collision 1,065 drugs deaths last year Vacancies in majority of care homes and care at home services Rennie responds to Dundee University news Jardine calls for doubling of maternity pay Liberal […]