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
Lib Dems call for free-to-air Premier League and other sports
The Liberal Democrats have passed a new policy at their Spring Conference calling for key sporting events such as Premier League matches, Six Nations Rugby, Ryder Cup and the Ashes to be legally shown on free-to-air TV channels.
17 Mar 2024
Ed Davey tells Lib Dems: kick out Conservatives to deliver real change
Full text of Ed Davey's speech:
17 Mar 2024
Ed Davey conference speech: 5 million doors to knock the Conservatives out of power
Ed Davey will today (Sunday 17 March) challenge Liberal Democrat members to knock on five million doors this year, “to bring the Blue Wall tumbling down, and get more brilliant Liberal Democrats elected to transform our country for the better.”
16 Mar 2024
Lib Dems propose Biden-style share buyback tax to raise £2bn for public services
The Liberal Democrats will today (Saturday 16 March) call for a new tax on share buybacks by large companies which could raise around £2 billion for public services.
16 Mar 2024
Heappey: Another minister abandons this failing government
Conservative MP for Mendip Hills, James Heappey has announced he will be resigning as defence minister and standing down at the next election.
15 Mar 2024
1,300 veterans put at risk of homelessness due to a no-fault eviction since Conservative government pledged to ban them
1,333 armed forces veterans have been put at risk of homelessness due to no-fault evictions since the Conservatives pledged to ban them in 2019, Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information requests to Local Authorities have revealed.
15 Mar 2024
Lib Dem MP calls for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration ahead of Parliament debate
Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson and London MP Sarah Olney has called for Thames Water to be put into Special Administration.
15 Mar 2024
Davey: Sunak is running scared of a May election
Responding to the Prime Minister ruling out a May 2nd election, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
15 Mar 2024
Hester: Conservative Party must confirm if it received another £5 million
Responding to reports that the Conservative Party is "sitting on" another £5 million in donations from Frank Hester, LiberalDemocrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain MP said:
14 Mar 2024