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
National Service: Reheated announcement shows Conservatives deserve to be kicked out of office
Responding to the Conservative Party's latest announcement on National Service, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
27 May 2024
National Service: When you're in a hole, keep digging
Responding to the Conservative Party's latest announcement on National Service, Liberal Democrat Defence spokesperson Richard Foord MP said:
27 May 2024
Ed Davey sets out plan to “end dental deserts” as 4.5 million children didn’t see an NHS dentist last year
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today announce a plan to “end dental deserts,” including an emergency scheme to guarantee children and young mothers free dental check ups on the NHS.
27 May 2024
Cleverly's seat benefited from £1.6m of funds being slashed to pay for National Service plan
Responding to James Cleverley’s comments this morning, Liberal Democrat Housing and Local Government Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
27 May 2024
Ed Davey launches Liberal Democrat general election campaign with call to “save the NHS”
Ed Davey will today (Sunday 26th May) launch his party’s general election campaign with a new battlebus in a marginal Blue Wall constituency.
27 May 2024
Ed Davey visits Gillian Keegan’s seat as Lib Dems target cabinet ministers’ seats
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey is today visiting Gillian Keegan’s seat of Chichester, as the party looks to target Conservative cabinet ministers’ seats at the General Election.
25 May 2024
IFS: Tories have left British people worse off
Responding to the IFS statement on the state of public finances, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
25 May 2024
Michael Gove is running scared of the Liberal Democrats
Responding to the news that Michael Gove is standing down as an MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
25 May 2024
Chancellor rebuked by stats authority over tax-cutting claims
The Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Sir Robert Chote, has rebuked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s claims that his Government “brings down taxes”, highlighting that cuts to National Insurance will be “offset” by the freeze on income tax thresholds.
25 May 2024