Davey: Give Ukraine a critical boost using frozen Russian assets
Commenting on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
23 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Nearly 270,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved last year
New Home Office figures reveal that in the year ending September 2024, 269,237 shoplifting cases were closed without a suspect being identified in England and Wales - a shocking 19% increase from the previous year.
21 Feb 2025
Youth Mobility Scheme: "victory for common sense"
Commenting on reporting that Starmer has put an UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme on the table in his reset with Brussels, James MacCleary MP, Liberal Democrat Europe Spokeperson, said:
21 Feb 2025
Max Wilkinson MP: “All I want for Christmas is the Government to support the Sunshine Bill”
Off the back of the UK’s shortest day of the year, Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham, Max Wilkinson, is asking for the Government to commit to a “sunnier future” by backing his Sunshine Bill as ‘a Christmas gift to the nation.’
24 Dec 2024
One million families with children are in fuel poverty and facing a “Christmas in the cold”
Over one million families with children under 16 are living in fuel poverty, analysis of government figures by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
24 Dec 2024
670 shoplifting offences go unsolved a day as shop staff face a “Christmas crime wave”
The Liberal Democrats have warned that shop staff are facing a “Christmas crime wave” as new figures show a record 670 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the past year.
24 Dec 2024
Peerages: Ed Davey responds to appointment of Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed MBE and Dr Mark Pack
Two Liberal Democrat appointments to the House of Lords have been announced today.
20 Dec 2024
Pension Credit: Ministers must urgently extend deadline before it's too late
Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Steve Darling MP, said:
20 Dec 2024
670 shoplifting offences go unsolved a day as shop staff face a “Christmas crime wave”
The Liberal Democrats have warned that shop staff are facing a “Christmas crime wave” as new figures show a record 670 shoplifting offences a day went unsolved in the past year.
20 Dec 2024
Interest rates: Liz Truss’s legacy still looms large but government must scrap jobs tax to turn economy around
Responding to interest rates remaining at 4.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Hospices: funding welcome but Government still not protecting them from NICs hike
Responding to the Government announcing new funding for hospices, as called for by Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey at Prime Minister’s Questions last month, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Ed Davey calls on government to extend Winter Fuel Payment deadline as tens of thousands set to lose out
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to extend tomorrow’s deadline for pensioners to apply for this year’s Winter Fuel Payment, as he warned that tens of thousands of older people risk missing out.
19 Dec 2024