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
Davey says changes to SEND system must include universal screening
Responding to the Government's SEND announcement, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
22 Feb 2026
Reform's "ICE-style" plans will bring "chaos and disorder"
Responding to the trail of Zia Yusuf's Dover speech, Max Wilkinson MP, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, said:
22 Feb 2026
Lib Dems announce plan to urgently cut student loan repayments amid cost of living crisis
The Liberal Democrats have announced a plan to urgently reduce the spiralling cost of student finance, scrapping planned repayment threshold freezes and putting money back in the pockets of graduates struggling with the cost of living.
22 Feb 2026
Pupil premium plans risk hardwiring regional inequality into system
Responding to the Government's schools white paper, which proposes changes to the way pupil premium is allocated, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education, Schools and Families Spokesperson said:
21 Feb 2026
Lib Dems win big in Labour chair's own backyard
The Liberal Democrats have won a council seat from Labour in Redcar, in Labour party chair Anna Turley’s own home ward of Zetland.
20 Feb 2026
Davey on Andrew’s place in line of succession
On the question of former Prince Andrew’s place in the line of royal succession, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
20 Feb 2026
Treat SEND as “critical infrastructure” to stop offshore investors treating vulnerable children as "cash cows"
The Liberal Democrats have called for new legal protections for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to stop offshore investors profiting from vulnerable children.
20 Feb 2026
Treat SEND as “essential infrastructure” to stop offshore investors profiting from vulnerable children
The Liberal Democrats have called for new legal protections for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to protect vulnerable children from being treated as “cash cows” by private investors.
20 Feb 2026
IFS: Lib Dems determined to shake up economic status quo
Responding to the IFS's proposals for a set of fiscal "traffic lights" to replace the fiscal rules, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Feb 2026