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
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