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
Rwanda Bill Votes: Policy is fatally flawed
Responding to the votes on the Safety of Rwanda Bill in the House of Lords today, the Liberal DemocratLeader in the Lords, Lord Newby said:
7 Mar 2024
Dock Donelan’s pay to foot £15,000 legal cost
The Liberal Democrats have called on Science Minister Michelle Donelan’s pay to be docked after it has been revealed £15,000 of taxpayers' money was used to pay legal costs and damages relating to academic Prof Kate Sang's libel action against her.
7 Mar 2024
“Bottler’s Budget”: Hunt and Sunak slammed for running scared of May General Election
The Liberal Democrats have branded today’s statement as a “Bottler’s Budget,” after Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt seem to have ducked a May general election in a desperate attempt to cling on to power.
6 Mar 2024
Budget: Rishi’s recession followed by Hunt’s hangover
Responding to the Spring Budget, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
6 Mar 2024
Donelan must pay libel action costs herself
The Liberal Democrats have called on Science Minister Michelle Donelan to pay the damages and legal costs relating to academic Prof Kate Sang's libel action against her herself.
6 Mar 2024
Donelan legal payments: Lib Dems demand Cabinet Office inquiry
The Liberal Democrats have called for a Cabinet Office inquiry into reports that Science Minister Michelle Donelan's department paid her damages and legal costs relating to academic Prof Kate Sang's libel action against her.
6 Mar 2024
Embargoed budget trail: The Conservatives are the great tax swindlers
Responding to the Chancellor's embargoed budget trail, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
6 Mar 2024
Lords Rwanda Bill votes: "Morally bankrupt government" defeated five times
Responding to the series of five heavy defeats for the government on their Rwanda Bill in the House of Lords this evening, which saw several Conservative peers voting against the government’s position, LiberalDemocrat Leader in the Lords Dick Newby said:
6 Mar 2024
Ed Davey visits Chancellor's seat ahead of Budget as GP funding in Surrey slashed by £10 million
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Tuesday 5th March) visit a GP surgery in the Chancellor’s Godalming and Ash constituency ahead of the Budget to demand that Hunt cancel his planned real terms NHS spending cuts.
6 Mar 2024