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
Lib Dems to table motion to dock Steve Reed and Lord Hermer’s pay over local elections “fiasco”
The Liberal Democrats will table a motion in Parliament to dock Steve Reed and Lord Hermer’s pay over the local elections fiasco, saying he should pay for the Government’s legal bill, instead of forcing taxpayers to pick up the tab.
18 Feb 2026
112,000 A&E waits of over 24 hours recorded across 47 trusts in 2025
A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats reveals the shocking crisis in our NHS, with the average hospital trust now seeing nearly 3,000 patients wait more than 24 hours in A&E each year.
17 Feb 2026
Ed Davey vows to stop Reform in Sussex and deliver real change
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has today vowed to turn Sussex “Lib Dem orange” and stop Reform in their tracks, as he became the first party leader to visit the area following the news that local elections are set to go ahead in May.
17 Feb 2026
Reform shadow cabinet: 'Fifty Shades of Blue’ love-in fooling no one
Responding to Nigel Farage announcing his shadow cabinet, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Feb 2026
Unemployment figures: Workers are paying the price for government failures
Responding to the latest unemployment figures, which have hit a near five-year high, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Feb 2026
Liberal Democrats demand Government publish legal advice following shambolic election U-turn
The Liberal Democrats have today demanded that the Government publish the full legal advice behind its failed plan to delay local elections, after Ministers were forced into a humiliating u-turn just months before polling day.
17 Feb 2026
Davey: We cannot allow the Government to cancel elections on a whim ever again
Responding to the Government's u-turn on local election delays, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
16 Feb 2026
Josh Simons must temporarily step down while Labour Together investigated, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Cabinet Office's investigation into the Labour Together scandal, which saw the think tank under Josh Simons MP's leadership commission research into journalists' "funding and origins", Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Lisa Sm
16 Feb 2026
Govt “dangerously asleep at the wheel” on tackling Russia with cuts to vital Security Fund
The Liberal Democrats have warned that the Government is not taking the threats from Russia seriously, as Cabinet Office data shows that Integrated Security Fund spending on Russia is set to fall by over 20% between 2026 and 2029.
16 Feb 2026