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
IFS NHS spending analysis: What this govt has done to health services is scandalous
Responding to IFS analysis revealing that the planned 1.2% real terms cut in day-to-day NHS spending would be the largest reduction since the 1970s, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
6 Mar 2024
National Insurance tax cuts to be wiped out by £880 of stealth tax hikes
Stealth tax hikes will cost the average household in England twice as much as what they’ll get from this year’s national insurance cut, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Mar 2024
Majority of Brits blame Rishi Sunak for the recession
Six in ten Conservative voters blame the Prime Minister and Chancellor for the UK economy entering a recession
6 Mar 2024
Hunt to lose seat to Lib Dems - poll shows
Commenting on a new constituency poll which shows Jeremy Hunt's seat is under threat, putting the Liberal Democrats on 35% on the vote, compared to Conservative's 29%, LiberalDemocrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Mar 2024
Rail fare increase: A slap in the face
Responding to the latest increase in rail fares, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP said:
6 Mar 2024
PM speech: British people will take no lessons from Conservative party who have sowed the seeds of division
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
6 Mar 2024
Lib Dems call on Hunt to reverse NHS cuts as long-term sickness blows £3bn black hole in budget
Soaring levels of people out of work due to long-term sickness have blown a £3 billion black hole in Jeremy Hunt’s Budget, new research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Mar 2024
Chief Inspector of Borders reports: Ministers running scared and ducking accountability
Responding to the publication of 13 long-awaited reports by the Chief Inspector for Borders and Immigration, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
6 Mar 2024
Homelessness figures: Ban no fault evictions before more families made homeless
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to urgently bring in a ban on no fault evictions, after the latest homelessness figures revealed that 35,760 were threatened with homelessness between July and September.
29 Feb 2024