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
870,000 households face mortgage rate hike by November as Sunak in “parallel universe” on the economy
Average of 4,200 households a day are set to see their mortgages rise between now and November.
9 May 2024
MoD: Lib Dems call for inquiry following hack
The Liberal Democrats have called for an official inquiry into the security of the Ministry of Defence’s personal data following a reported major hack.
9 May 2024
Ed Davey to table no confidence motion to force June General Election
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will table a motion of no confidence in the Government as soon as Parliament returns tomorrow, in a bid to force a June general election following Rishi Sunak’s terrible local election results.
9 May 2024
Three in four burglaries go unsolved in 2023
New analysis of Home Office statistics by the Liberal Democrats has shown that a staggering 215,933 burglaries went unsolved across England and Wales in 2023 - an average of 592 a day.
9 May 2024
Harper claims Govt plan is working: Conservatives are living in cloud cuckoo land
Responding to Mark Harper's claims that the plan is still working, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 May 2024
Lib Dems win - South West London
The Liberal Democrats have won South West London electing Gareth Roberts, continuing the removal of Conservatives right across South West London. This is the final Conservative representative in the Borough of Richmond.
9 May 2024
Lib Dems win more seats than Conservatives in 2024 Local Election
Responding to the news that the Liberal Democrats have won more seats than the Conservatives at the 2024 Local Elections, which has only ever happened once before in 1996, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
9 May 2024
Ed Davey pledges to make Sunak’s Conservative government history at victory rally in Hampshire
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has pledged to “make this Conservative government history” after the Conservatives lost over 200 seats at the local elections.
9 May 2024
Local elections: Sunak must listen to country and call a General Election
Responding to the overnight results in the local elections, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 May 2024