Davey: Starmer needs to get on the phone to Trump
Responding to the US strikes in Iran, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
1 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Josh Simons resignation: Starmer must end the chaos of the “ministerial merry go round”
Responding to the resignation of Josh Simons as a Cabinet Office Minister, Lisa Smart MP, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, said:
28 Feb 2026
US attack on Iran: Starmer must "rule out the use of UK bases" for any future strikes
Responding to the joint attack on Iran by Israel and the US, Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
28 Feb 2026
Extremism definition risks sowing more division
Commenting on the government's new definition of extremism, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
14 Mar 2024
NHS waiting lists won't fall to pre-pandemic levels for seven years
NHS waiting lists are only on course to reach pre-pandemic levels in June 2031, Liberal Democrat analysis of NHS figures released today has revealed.
14 Mar 2024
Water company profits almost doubled since 2019
England and Wales’ 11 water firms rake in staggering £4.2bn profits this Parliament
14 Mar 2024
Extremism and Hester: Will Conservative Party apply new definition?
The Liberal Democrats have written to Conservative Party Chair Richard Holden over the £10m donation from Frank Hester and the government's new extremism definition.
14 Mar 2024
Govt votes down Lib Dem amendment to publish number affected by NI threshold freezes
The government has today voted down a Liberal Democrat amendment to the NICs Bill which would force the government to "come clean" on the number of people dragged into paying National Insurance due to the Conservative party’s hidden stealth tax.
14 Mar 2024
PMQs: Sunak refuses to say if Thames Water will exist by the end of the year
Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney has slammed the Prime Minister after he refused to say if he believed Thames Water would still exist at the end of this year.
13 Mar 2024
New Post Office law is "long overdue" say Lib Dems
Responding to the Post Office Minister Kevin Hollinrake's statement in the House of Commons on new legislation to quash Post Office scandal convictions, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
13 Mar 2024
Hester: Tory MPs urged to not take “tainted fund”
The Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Daisy Cooper MP is writing to every Conservative MP urging them to not accept any funding from the scandal-ridden Frank Hester.
13 Mar 2024
GDP: Figures can't hide Govt's mismanagement
Responding to the latest GDP figures, the Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Mar 2024