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
Braverman defection: Farage recruits another ex-Tory with “selective amnesia”
Responding to Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
26 Jan 2026
Lib Dems on Policing: promises by press release are well and good but Govt must deliver
Responding to the Government's announcement on police response times, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson said:
25 Jan 2026
Ed Davey calls for defence bonds to fund £20bn boost to military spending and reduce reliance on US
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to issue defence bonds, open to the public, to raise billions in investment to modernise Britain’s armed forces.
25 Jan 2026
Lib Dems beat Greens and Conservatives in Geoffrey Clifton-Brown’s backyard
The Liberal Democrats have won a seat from the Greens in a marginal Conservative constituency in the North Cotswolds.
23 Jan 2026
Starmer must summon the US ambassador over this insult to our brave troops
Responding to Trump's claim that Nato troops avoided the Afghanistan front line, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson James MacCleary MP said:
23 Jan 2026
Andrew Gwynne resignation: Country deserves so much better than this endless soap opera
Commenting after Andrew Gwynne has resigned, leading to a by-election in Gorton and Denton, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
22 Jan 2026
Corridor care: More hollow promises are an insult to patients
Responding to Wes Streeting's pledge to end corridor care, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
22 Jan 2026
Local election delays: change of law needed after "blatant stitch-up"
Responding to the Government's confirmation that local election delays will go ahead, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
22 Jan 2026
Lib Dems on Lords social media ban vote: "ball is now in the Government's court" to come forward with workable plan
Responding to the House Of Lords voting in favour of banning social media for under-16s, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, Children and Families Munira Wilson said:
21 Jan 2026