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
Inflation figures: Years of mismanagement has seen people's pay stretched
Responding to the lastest inflation figures, the Liberal Democrats Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
17 Jan 2024
Rwanda scheme won't work, even his own party knows it
Responding to the reports that Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke Smith have resigned, the Liberal Democrats Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
17 Jan 2024
Bug’s life: Over £450,000 spent on pest control in Parliament since 2020
Written Parliamentary Questions (WPQs) from Liberal Democrat MP, Sarah Olney, have revealed £460,938 has been spent on pest control on the Parliamentary Estate since 2020.
17 Jan 2024
PAC Report: Govt failing to protect communities
Commenting on the PAC report for the inquiry on resilience to flooding, Liberal Democrat Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson, Helen Morgan MP said:
17 Jan 2024
Houthi strikes: Lib Dems to table Bill giving MPs a vote over UK military action
The Liberal Democrats are set to table a Bill which will give Parliament a vote over military action. The Lib Dem legislation - dubbed the ‘War Powers Bill’ - will enshrine the right for MPs to approve military action into law.
17 Jan 2024
Machine guns & ammunition: MoD reveals list of almost 200 stolen items
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has seen almost 200 items stolen in the last year, including a decommissioned heavy machine gun, ammunition and night vision scopes, a Written Parliamentary Question (WPQ) from Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney has revealed.
15 Jan 2024
Record 420,000 patients faced 12-hour A&E waits in 2023
A record 420,000 patients waited more than 12 hours to be admitted to hospital from A&E in 2023, up 20% on the previous year, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
15 Jan 2024
Lib Dems demand retrospective vote on government military action in the Red Sea
The Liberal Democrats have demanded a retrospective vote on the government's military action in the Red Sea on Houthi rebels.
15 Jan 2024
GDP stats: Sunak's talk of turning a corner has not survived contact with economic reality
Responding to the latest figures that show GDP is estimated to have fallen by 0.2% in the three months to November 2023, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Sarah Olney MP said:
12 Jan 2024