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
Govt must ban no-fault evictions once and for all
Responding to reports that Michael Gove can no longer guarantee no-fault evictions will be banned before the General Election, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
24 Apr 2024
Sunak "empty promises" on defence as 10,000 troops cut
Responding to the government's announcemnet on defence spending, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
24 Apr 2024
Revealed: 10,000 council staff stuck on long-term sick leave
Close to 10,000 council staff are stuck on long-term sick leave with the number rising by a fifth since 2019, Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information requests have revealed.
24 Apr 2024
Campaigners ‘devastated’ as Conservative Lords block proposal to give victims access to free court transcripts.
Today, Conservative Peers have voted against an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill tabled by Liberal Democrat Peer, Baroness Brinton.
24 Apr 2024
18 minute ambulance target missed in every local area but one as potential heart attack and stroke victims left waiting over a day
Ambulance response time targets for potential heart and stroke victims are being missed in all but one local area in England, with average waits in some areas of over an hour, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
24 Apr 2024
Davey: Govt dementia adviser resigning shows treatment of carers is "scandalous"
Responding to the news that Johnny Timpson, who advised No 10 on its dementia strategy, has resigned, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
24 Apr 2024
Lords set to vote on proposals to cut cost of court transcripts for victims
Today, the House of Lords is set to vote on an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill tabled by LiberalDemocrat Peer, Baroness Brinton, which would enable all victims to request a transcript of sentencing remarks and judges summing up free of charge.
22 Apr 2024
Small boat arrivals: Figures lay bare the Conservative party's empty rhetoric
Responding to the latest government figures showing that small boat arrivals are up by 24% so far this year, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP said:
22 Apr 2024
Sunak press conference: Millions wasted with nothing to show for it
Responding to the Prime Minister's press conference on his Rwanda policy, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
22 Apr 2024