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
Angiolini Report: Harrowing yet important step for justice
Responding to Part One of the Angiolini Report, Liberal Democrat MP and former Police Officer Wendy Chamberlain said:
29 Feb 2024
Asylum Backlog: Time for real action from the Home Office
Commenting on the latest asylum backlog statistics which revealed there are still 128,786 people waiting for an initial decision on their claim, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael said:
29 Feb 2024
Scrapping non-dom tax status: Sunak must recuse himself
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Rishi Sunak to recuse himself from any discussions within government regarding the scrapping of non-dom tax status, given his own family previously benefited from the scheme.
29 Feb 2024
Lib Dem peers call for compensation for sewage sickness victims
In today’s Liberal Democrat Debate Day in the House of Lords, the party will call for a compensation scheme to be introduced for swimmers and pet owners for those that have been sick after swimming in dirty water.
29 Feb 2024
ONS A&E wait times: Conservatives have proven themselves unfit to run our NHS
Responding to ONS figures which show that in England, the percentage of A&E waits lasting over four hours had increased five-fold, from 8% to 42%, in a decade, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Feb 2024
Govt must commit to banning no fault evictions
Commenting on the news that Conservative Ministers are proposing watered down changes to protections for renters, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
28 Feb 2024
IFS analysis on NHS waiting lists shows "lasting damage" done by Conservatives
Responding to analysis by the IFS showing NHS waiting lists are highly unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels within the next Parliament, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
28 Feb 2024
Thames Water collapse plans: Government cover up
Responding to the Financial Times front page story on Thames Water, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and MP for Richmond Park Sarah Olney said:
28 Feb 2024
David Neal: Home Office must publish reports
Commenting on the remarks made by the former independent chief inspector of borders and immigration David Neal in today's home affairs committee, the Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
28 Feb 2024