Davey: Starmer can't fix cost of living crisis without dropping red lines on Europe
Responding to Keir Starmer’s ‘fresh direction’ speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, said:
11 May 2026
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Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Ed Davey calls on Labour leadership contenders to drop red lines on EU
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Labour leadership contenders Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting to commit to dropping Labour's ‘red lines’ on Europe, to boost the economy and tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
10 May 2026
Lib Dems: Kemi Badenoch is at the "height of hypocrisy" over the Iran War
Responding to comments made by Kemi Badenoch on the Today programme, where she criticised Donald Trump’s lack of plan for his conflict in Iran and condemned the Government’s lack of a plan for defence, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Calum M
5 May 2026
Kinship carer march: "unsung heroes" desperately need change - Whitehall must listen
Commenting on the kinship carers' march, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, said:
11 Feb 2025
Oral health survey: promised 700,000 new appointments "proven as real as the Loch Ness monster”
Responding to the government’s oral heath survey that found that more than one in five five-year-old school children have experienced dental decay, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
11 Feb 2025
Trump tariffs: Davey urges Starmer to meet steel workers and set out plan to protect UK’s economic security
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has urged Keir Starmer to speak to the British steel industry “without delay” and meet workers, as Trump imposes tariffs on steel imports.
11 Feb 2025
Steel tariffs: Govt cannot “tiptoe round the issue” and must “spell out” plans
Responding to reports that Downing Street has refused to say how the UK could respond to potential US steel tariffs, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
11 Feb 2025
NHS productivity: Patients cannot afford any more “dither and delay” on reform
Responding to the latest ONS statistics, which show that healthcare productivity is 18.5% lower than it was in 2019, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
10 Feb 2025
Trump steel tariffs: Ed Davey calls for four nations summit to protect UK steel industry
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to convene a four nations summit with leaders of devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
10 Feb 2025
AI summit: Missed opportunity to back British tech businesses
Commenting on the Prime Minister's decision not to go to the AI Summit in Paris, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
10 Feb 2025
Davey calls for hospitality industry to be exempt from NICs hike as businesses face £4.5bn “jobs tax” bombshell
The hospitality industry is facing a £4.5 billion tax bombshell over the next five years due to the Government’s National Insurance hike, Liberal Democrat research has revealed.
7 Feb 2025
Govt admits current free school meals data is over a decade out of date
The Liberal Democrats have tabled a motion on the Children Wellbeing and Schools’ Bill to auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals - as the Government admits it’s relying on 11-year-old data to assess the number of children missing out.
7 Feb 2025