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
Sewage fine proposals: Letting water companies off the hook would be "utter disgrace"
Responding to proposals that could see financially stressed water companies receive fewer or no penalties for sewage pollution, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
2 Jun 2024
Apprenticeships: treatment of apprentices as second-class workers will only continue under the Conservatives
Responding to the Conservative party's announcement on apprenticeships, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP said:
2 Jun 2024
Lib Dems call for community environmental experts to sit on water company boards
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today announce his party’s manifesto will include a pledge to put community environmental experts on water company boards to hold water bosses to account for the sewage scandal and the urgent action we need to end it.
2 Jun 2024
Triple Lock Plus promise is "empty" as Conservatives accused of "hypocrisy"
Responding to Mel Stride's morning round, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Jun 2024
Briefing: Five ways the Conservative Party has betrayed pensioners
Briefing: Five ways the Conservative Party has betrayed pensioners
2 Jun 2024
Sunak’s Triple Lock Plus would be wiped out by £1,000 stealth tax on pensioners
Responding to the Conservative Party’s announcement on a “Triple Lock Plus” for pensioners, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Jun 2024
Fining parents will lead to "national service tax"
Responding to the Conservative's failure to rule out fining parents whose children don't take part in their National Service Scheme, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Jun 2024
92% of burglary cases go unsolved in some areas as Lib Dems call for police response guarantee
The Liberal Democrats will today (28th May) announce their plans for a Burglary Response Guarantee, as new data uncovered by the party reveals the shocking scale of unsolved burglaries in local areas across England and Wales.
2 Jun 2024
14 billion litres of sewage pumped into the River Thames last year
The River Thames has suffered from at least 14.2 billion litres of sewage in 2023, the Liberal Democrats have discovered.
27 May 2024