Lib Dems ask Ofcom to investigate GB News over Ed Davey criticism Party writes to regulator after Nigel Farage and Tory MPs singled out Davey in coverage of Post Office Horizon scandal The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024
Liz Truss resignation honours list branded ‘insult to people in Scotland’ Liz Truss’s long-awaited resignation honours list has been branded an “insult to people in Scotland”... The National (Scotland) · Dec 30, 2023
London patients spend £18 million on car parking at NHS hospitals - nearly one third more than previous year NHS figures show Londoners paying 31% more in parking fees compared with year before Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2023
MPs have ‘no confidence’ in promises made about new hospital programme The Public Accounts Committee said the programme ‘will not deliver all 40 new hospitals by 2030’. The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
Historical sexual harassment claims not acted on by doctors’ watchdog The five-year rule, which puts time limit on reporting sex assaults and rape, allows doctors who may be guilty to continue practising The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023
Lib Dems take aim at Tory heartlands with promise to usher in ‘liberal Britain’ Party kicks off conference by throwing down gauntlet to Rishi Sunak The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
Lib Dems to unveil proposals for regular mental health check-ups Mental health ‘MOT’ checks would be offered to men in their 40s, women who have recently given birth and people in retirement under party plans. The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2023
1p tax on every new clothing item to tackle fast fashion among Lib Dem proposals The levy would apply to new garments for sale on the UK market, with the proceeds ringfenced for improving local recycling facilities. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023
Lib Dems set to fire starting gun of election campaign to ‘smash blue wall’ The party says it will target traditionally Tory seats in southern England. The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023
Call for inquiry after survey finds female surgeons sexually assaulted in NHS A survey by the British Journal of Surgery found 29% of women working in surgery who responded had experienced unwanted physical advances at work. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Lib Dems to push for swift Mid Bedfordshire by-election The Lib Dems plan to table a motion as soon as the Commons return next week. The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023
More than 121,000 people died waiting for NHS treatment in 2022, Labour says Figures obtained through freedom of information requests suggest record numbers of people are dying while waiting for care, Labour claimed The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Estimated 121,000 died while waiting for NHS treatment in 2022, Labour says Figures obtained through freedom of information requests suggest record numbers of people are dying while waiting for care, Labour claimed. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023
Lib Dems say increasing number of ambulance breakdowns putting patients at risk One NHS trust said it had a 14-year-old ambulance, according to the Lib Dems The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 ‘Dosser’ Nadine Dorries faces new bill to force by-election after refusing to resign ‘End this sorry saga’: Motion would trigger recall petition – as Labour and Lib Dems urged to form electoral pact in Mid-Bedfordshire
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 Lib Dems to table Bill for Nadine Dorries’ suspension as an MP The party hopes the move will pave the way for a by-election in the Tory former minister’s Mid Bedfordshire seat.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Lib Dems demand ambulance staff boost before winter pressures Figures obtained by the party show a 51% increase in staff departures at all 10 ambulance trusts in England since 2019-20.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023 Pressure mounts on Nadine Dorries as second council calls for her to quit as MP Member of parliament for Mid Bedfordshire said she would resign in June but has yet to do so
The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2023 NHS buildings ‘in a bad way and getting worse’ Data on hospital chemical leaks and fire alarms was compiled by the Liberal Democrats following a number of Freedom of Information requests.
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023 Special advisers got £2.9m in severance payments amid political upheaval Ministers were also paid more than £400,000 in severance packages.
The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023 Ministers given £455,000 in severance payments after year of political turmoil Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng and Michael Gove are among the senior figures who accepted severance payments after leaving office.
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023 Lib Dems hopeful of knocking another brick out of the Tory Blue Wall The Liberal Democrats are hoping to overturn a more than 19,000 majority to win the Somerton and Frome by-election from the Conservatives on Thursday.
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023 Number of patients waiting a year for NHS care rises by 15% The Prime Minister has made cutting NHS waiting lists one of his top five priorities ahead of the next election.
Daily Mirror · Jul 4, 2023 Health agency unable to prove billions of pounds spent properly, damning report finds The UK Health Security Agency was launched in 2021 with such poor financial controls that it is unable to prove that billions of pounds were properly spent, MPs have ruled
Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2023 Thousands still shielding from Covid 'failed by ministers' as support cut back From Tuesday the NHS will stop automatically contacting immunosuppressed patients who test positive for Covid - a move alarmed MPs say will cost more lives.