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
Press Releases
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
Davey says changes to SEND system must include universal screening
Responding to the Government's SEND announcement, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
22 Feb 2026
Reform's "ICE-style" plans will bring "chaos and disorder"
Responding to the trail of Zia Yusuf's Dover speech, Max Wilkinson MP, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, said:
22 Feb 2026
Lib Dems announce plan to urgently cut student loan repayments amid cost of living crisis
The Liberal Democrats have announced a plan to urgently reduce the spiralling cost of student finance, scrapping planned repayment threshold freezes and putting money back in the pockets of graduates struggling with the cost of living.
22 Feb 2026
Pupil premium plans risk hardwiring regional inequality into system
Responding to the Government's schools white paper, which proposes changes to the way pupil premium is allocated, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education, Schools and Families Spokesperson said:
21 Feb 2026
Lib Dems win big in Labour chair's own backyard
The Liberal Democrats have won a council seat from Labour in Redcar, in Labour party chair Anna Turley’s own home ward of Zetland.
20 Feb 2026
Davey on Andrew’s place in line of succession
On the question of former Prince Andrew’s place in the line of royal succession, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
20 Feb 2026
Treat SEND as “critical infrastructure” to stop offshore investors treating vulnerable children as "cash cows"
The Liberal Democrats have called for new legal protections for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to stop offshore investors profiting from vulnerable children.
20 Feb 2026
Treat SEND as “essential infrastructure” to stop offshore investors profiting from vulnerable children
The Liberal Democrats have called for new legal protections for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to protect vulnerable children from being treated as “cash cows” by private investors.
20 Feb 2026
IFS: Lib Dems determined to shake up economic status quo
Responding to the IFS's proposals for a set of fiscal "traffic lights" to replace the fiscal rules, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Feb 2026