Southport Inquiry: Must get us answers to avoid future failures
Commenting after Starmer's press conference following the government's announcement of an inquiry into the Southport murders, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Unemployment: Reeves must scrap jobs tax
Responding to the latest figures showing unemployment at 4.4%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
21 Jan 2025
40 new hospitals: Shoddy attempt to bury bad news on day of Trump's inauguration
Responding to the Health Secretary’s announcement that there will be significant delays to the completion of the New Hospital Programme, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
20 Jan 2025
RCN survey: “Harrowing” corridor care testimony reveals a government leaving staff with “hands tied behind their backs”
Responding to a Royal College of Nursing survey which shows that two-thirds of NHS nursing staff are saying they are delivering care in over-crowded or unsuitable places...
16 Jan 2025
GDP Figures: Gov must see sense and scrap jobs tax
Responding to GDP growing by 0.1% in November, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
16 Jan 2025
Ed Davey speech: Negotiate a UK-EU Customs Union to “turbocharge economy” and strengthen hand against Trump
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today (Thursday 16 January) call on the Government to negotiate a new UK-EU Customs Union, to boost Britain’s economy and ability to deal with the incoming Trump Presidency from a position of strength.
15 Jan 2025
Davey: Israel-Gaza ceasefire must lead to a lasting peace and two-state solution
Responding to the Israel-Gaza ceasefire, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, said:
15 Jan 2025
PMQs: Davey urges PM to create visa route to attract high-skilled Americans fleeing Trump
At Prime Minister’s Questions today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey urged the Prime Minister to create a new visa route so that highly-skilled Americans seeking to flee the Trump presidency can “bring their money and their skills” to the UK.
15 Jan 2025
Inflation: economy is “stuck in the mud”
Responding to inflation falling to 2.5%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jan 2025
PAC SEND Report: Urgent reform needed
Responding to the PAC report on SEND provision, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
15 Jan 2025
Tulip Siddiq resignation: People expected better from this government
Following Tulip Siddiq's resignation as Treasury Minister, Sarah Olney MP, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson, said:
14 Jan 2025
Social Care: Ministers need to “get their act together” and complete review by end of the year
Responding to social sector leaders saying that social care can “ill afford” to wait three years for final decisions on reform, Liberal Democrat Care and Carers spokesperson Alison Bennett MP said:
14 Jan 2025