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
Sunak a “pound shop Boris Johnson”: Ten times the Conservatives have misled the public with dodgy figures
The Liberal Democrats have published a dossier detailing 10 times the Conservatives have misled the public with dodgy figures, saying it showed Rishi Sunak has ended up as a “pound shop Boris Johnson.”
8 Jun 2024
Ed Davey pledges to be “voice of carers” as he opens up about personal experience of care
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has today pledged to be the “voice of carers” as he said care will be at the heart of his party’s manifesto.
8 Jun 2024
Ed Davey calls for 62-day cancer treatment guarantee as NHS target missed for 100,000 patients
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has announced his party would give cancer patients a legal right to start treatment within 62-days after an urgent referral.
8 Jun 2024
Debate: The country deserved better than that
Responding to tonight’s ITV debate, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper said:
8 Jun 2024
Long-term sickness risks £18 billion black hole under Conservatives as Lib Demscall for mental health MOTs
Record levels of long-term sickness under the Conservatives are set to blow an £18.3 billion black hole in the public finances over the next Parliament, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
8 Jun 2024
Ed Davey launches plan for free personal care to end hospital crisis and help people stay in their own homes
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today launch a bold plan to fix the social care crisis, including providing free personal care to help elderly people stay in their own homes for longer.
8 Jun 2024
Lib Dems call for new protections for rivers and coastlines as sewage dumped over 100,000 times in bathing water areas
The Liberal Democrats have announced a massive expansion of marine protected areas and a new Blue Flag status for rivers will be included in their general election manifesto.
2 Jun 2024
Conservative community care annoucement papering over NHS cracks
Responding to the Conservative policy announcement on community care, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
2 Jun 2024
100,000 households face mortgage rate hike by polling day as Conservatives face ‘blue wall reckoning’
100,000 households will face a mortgage increase between now and polling day on 4th July, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has found.
2 Jun 2024