Healey plans will "barely shift the dial" until Europe trade barriers dropped
Responding to Chancellor John Healey’s speech on economic growth and investment, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
JLR job cuts show Government growth mission "falling far short"
Responding to reports that Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut up to 4,000 jobs, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP, said:
6 Sep 2026
Davey calls for £1bn farming lifeline and urgent Bluetongue taskforce to protect British food security
During a visit to a farm in Cumbria on Friday [4th September 2026], Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will join Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson, Tim Farron MP to call on the Government to deploy a rapid taskforce to lead on Bluetongue vaccination
4 Sep 2026
Davey: Forty-eight hours ‘til we have a “once-in-a-century election” that could lock this Conservative government out of power
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on voters to “vote for historic change” with the Liberal Democrats on Thursday in what promises to be a “once-in-a-century election.”
1 Jul 2024
Ed Davey urges the country to send Conservatives a message on sewage scandal
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Tuesday 2nd July) call on the country to vote to end the sewage scandal and kick the Conservatives out of power.
1 Jul 2024
Davey Bungee: I’m asking a lot of people to do something they’ve never done before on Thursday
After doing a Bungee Jump in Eastbourne, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
1 Jul 2024
Ed Davey unveils new “Patients’ Charter” with guarantees on GP appointments and cancer treatment
The Liberal Democrat Leader will today (Sunday 30th of June) unveil his party’s plans to create a new “Patients’ Charter.”
30 Jun 2024
Lib Dems announce £400 million boost to bereavement payments, reversing “heartless” Conservative cuts
The Liberal Democrats have today announced plans to reverse Conservative cuts to support payments for bereaved families who lose a parent. The move would increase funding by around £440m a year by 2028-29.
30 Jun 2024
Armed Forces Day: Davey calls for veterans and those serving to be given a Fair Deal
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has marked Armed Forces Day by calling for those serving and veterans and their families to be given a Fair Deal.
30 Jun 2024
Ed Davey embarks on battlebus tour from John O’Groats to Land’s End
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will embark on an epic 1,343-mile tour of seats from John O’Groats to Land’s End in the final days of the general election campaign.
28 Jun 2024
Record 8.5 million pensioners paying tax: Millions hammered by "Sunak's retirement tax"
Responding to the latest HMRC figures showing that a record 8.5 million pensioners are now income taxpayers, LiberalDemocrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney said:
28 Jun 2024
Lib Dems call for VAT on kids’ toothpaste and toothbrushes to be scrapped as 1,400 children go to A&E with tooth decay last year
The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to scrap VAT on children’s toothpaste and toothbrushes as the party reveals 1,400 children have been to A&E with tooth decay issues in the last year.
27 Jun 2024