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
Stuart’s failure to call out racist Hester comments “jaw-dropping”
Responding to Graham Stuarts’ comments this morning on Times Radio where he refused to say Frank Hester’s alleged comments were racist and refused to say the money should be returned, Liberal DemocratChief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
12 Mar 2024
Frank Hester: Sunak must return donations and rule out peerage
Responding to Frank Hester’s alleged comments reported by the Guardian, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
12 Mar 2024
David Neal: Home Office in a state of disrepair
Responding to the comments made by the former Independent Borders Inspector David Neal to the BBC, the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
11 Mar 2024
Lee Anderson: PM cannot govern his own party let alone the country
Responding to reports that Lee Anderson will defect from the Conservatives to Reform, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Mar 2024
Hunt’s pensioner penalty Budget set to wipe out half of the triple lock
Half (46%) of the gains from the basic state pension triple lock will be wiped out by Jeremy Hunt’s £8 billion pensioner penalty stealth tax
10 Mar 2024
Keegan remarks: Hardly surprising from gaffe prone minister
Responding to Gillian Keegan's remarks at the Association of School and College Leaders conference, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
8 Mar 2024
£109bn household debt bombshell to wipe out National Insurance tax cut
Households will spend a staggering £109 billion this year servicing their debt, including mortgages and credit cards, double the figure before Liz Truss’s mini-budget.
8 Mar 2024
Donelan scandal: Lib Dems demand ethics advisor probe and Science Minister to step aside whilst investigation ongoing
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Ethics Advisor to demand an investigation into whether Science Minister Michelle Donelan broke the Ministerial Code.
8 Mar 2024
Resolution Foundation reveals £8bn pensioner tax bombshell in Budget
Jeremy Hunt’s Budget includes an £8bn tax bombshell for pensioners, analysis from the Resolution Foundation has revealed.
7 Mar 2024