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
17% spike in children's tooth extractions: If dental care under this Conservative government was a tooth, it would need extraction
The latest NHS figures show that there has been a 17% increase in the number of tooth decay related tooth extractions for children in 2022-23 compared to the previous year. Over the period there were 47,581 total extractions in those aged 0-19.
11 Feb 2024
A&E waits: This Conservative government is a catastrophe for our NHS
The latest NHS data has revealed that the number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E departments from a decision to admit them to actually being admitted hit 54,308 in January, up sharply from 44,045 in December.
11 Feb 2024
NHS waiting lists: Sunak’s broken pledge having “catastrophic impact”
The latest NHS figures show that waiting lists have grown by almost 400,000 to 7.6 million since Rishi Sunak made his pledge to cut them in January 2023.
8 Feb 2024
Dentist dossier: Five Conservative failures on dental care
Liberal Democrats have published a dentist dossier with five failures from the Government on dental care:
8 Feb 2024
2.2 million people’s work impacted by being stuck on NHS waiting lists
Around 2.2 million people are seeing their work impacted by being stuck on waiting lists for NHS treatment, including many going on long-term sick leave or reducing their hours, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
8 Feb 2024
Govt have left dental services to rot and now think they can rebuild it with a handful of toothpicks
Responding to Health Secretary Victoria Atkins morning interviews on the Government's new dental plan, Liberal DemocratHealth spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Feb 2024
Dental plan "too little too late" for people desperately queuing in Bristol
Responding to the Government's new Dental Plan, Lib Dem Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Feb 2024
Govt has neglected children's mental health for too long
Responding to the Royal College of Psychiatrists's report on children's mental health, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Feb 2024
PopCon: Tory MPs at launch pocketed £85,000 in severance payments
The Conservative MPs at today’s Popular Conservatism launch pocketed almost £85,000 in taxpayer-funded pay-outs, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
8 Feb 2024