Lib Dems: Burnham must show backbone with Trump
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
9 Jul 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call on Andy Burnham to back £1.5bn plan to end corridor care as latest A&E figures reveal A&E perma-crisis
NHS statistics released today [Thursday 9th July 2026] have revealed that the service had record Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances in June 2026, and that corridor care has risen in a month (May to June) by several thousand beds.
9 Jul 2026
‘Avanti Andy’ needs to realise Britain doesn’t start at Euston and terminate at Manchester Piccadilly, says Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will visit Torbay this Friday [10th July] to issue to issue a stark warning to presumptive Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
9 Jul 2026
NHS England: welcome steps but won’t matter unless Streeting “stops ignoring the elephant in the room”
Responding to Wes Streeting’s statement in the Commons on scrapping NHS England, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
13 Mar 2025
Davey on PM speech: "we'll never fix the NHS unless we fix social care"
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech this morning, Ed Davey, who is also in Hull and East Yorkshire today, said:
13 Mar 2025
Davey calls for “polluters to pay” for North Sea clean up and for emergency government summit following ship collision in visit to Hull
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Hull Council Leader Mike Ross have today called for “the polluters to pay” for any clean up of the North Sea following this week’s ship collision, as well as for an emergency summit in Yorkshire
13 Mar 2025
PM speech: Starmer "tinkering around the edges"
Commenting ahead of the Prime Minister’s speech today [Thursday 13th March], Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
12 Mar 2025
Steel tariffs: Business and Trade Secretary needs to toughen up against Trump
Responding to Trump's levelling of 25% tariffs on steel and comments by Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Mar 2025
Bathing Water Monitoring: Ultimately, this is not enough
Commenting after the Government announced that monitoring for swimming sites in England and Wales will be updated for the first time since 2013, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
12 Mar 2025
Davey on ceasefire: fastest way to bring peace in Ukraine is for Putin to withdraw
Responding to the announcement that Ukraine has accepted a US proposal for a complete ceasefire for 30 days and that intelligence sharing and military aid from the US to Ukraine will resume immediately, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
11 Mar 2025
DEFRA halting incentives another “outrageous” attack on farming communities
Responding to DEFRA halting new applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
11 Mar 2025
Hull leader Mike Ross calls for emergency COBRA meeting in light of North Sea collision
Liberal Democrat leader of Hull City Council, Mike Ross, has called for COBRA to be convened in response to the North Sea collision and fuel spill.
11 Mar 2025