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
“Childcare deserts”: Some areas see one in four childcare places lost since 2019
Some areas of the country have become “childcare deserts” with a fall of more than 25% in childcare places since 2019, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
13 May 2024
GDP: Little cause for celebration
Commenting on the latest GDP quarterly figures, showing the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 May 2024
13 Conservative MPs standing down in Blue Wall seats threatened by Lib Dems including Zahawi, Raab and May
Around one in five Conservative MPs standing down are in Blue Wall seats where the Lib Dems are the main challengers, analysis by the party has found.
10 May 2024
Interest rates: Hammer blow for homeowners who were sold a false dawn of lower rates
Responding to the Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 May 2024
Ed Davey convenes “sewage summit” with council leaders as figures reveal spills by local authority
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today convene a sewage summit with Lib Dem council leaders, to discuss plans to take water companies and the government to task over the sewage discharges.
9 May 2024
Waiting lists: PM would be "deluded to think that this is a NHS in recovery"
Responding to the latest NHS data which shows waiting lists to be 7.54 million, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 May 2024
Ed Davey urges PM to back “Ann’s Law” to stop care home abuse
At Prime Minister’s Questions, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey urged Rishi Sunak to back the campaign for “Ann’s Law” to clamp down on abuse in care homes.
9 May 2024
New sewage funding: Loose change compared to water firm profits
Responding to the government announcing just £11million between 180 river clean up projects, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
9 May 2024
Jenrick and Farage: Not even a week on from Local Elections it is more Conservative chaos
Responding to former immigration minister Robert Jenrick saying that he "would not oppose" Nigel Farage coming back into the Conservative party, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 May 2024