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
PAC New Hospitals: Ministers must come clean and apologise
Responding to the embargoed Public Accounts Committee report which finds the government's New Hospital Programme will miss its targets, Liberal Democrat Health spokepserson Daisy Cooper MP said:
18 Nov 2023
Rwanda: Sunak doubles down on failure
Responding the Prime Minister's announcement that he will introduce emergency legislation in an attempt to force through his Rwanda policy, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP said:
15 Nov 2023
Inflation stats: A cold comfort as families see pay squeezed on all sides
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Government for celebrating new inflation figures as research by the party reveals average earners have seen their annual wages eroded with a real terms cut of almost £700.
15 Nov 2023
Rwanda ruling: So much time and money wasted
Responding to the news that the Government's Rwanda plan has been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
15 Nov 2023
Braverman Letter: When will this Conservative Party soap opera end?
Responding to Suella Braverman's letter to Rishi Sunak, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
14 Nov 2023
Reshuffle: Therese Coffey payout could fund 32,000 turnips as ex-ministers to receive £90,000 in severance pay
Former Conservative ministers who have left in Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle so far are set to receive up to £90,134 in severance pay, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
14 Nov 2023
Braverman’s severance pay could fund over 800 tents for the homeless
The Liberal Democrats are calling on Suella Braverman to donate her severance pay to homelessness charities, as the party reveals it could fund an estimated 844 tents for the homeless.
13 Nov 2023
Cameron: Peerage should be blocked given his shady past
Responding to the news that David Cameron has been appointed as Foreign Secretary, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
13 Nov 2023
Braverman: It was only the Prime Minister's cowardice that kept her in the job this long
Responding to the news that Suella Braverman has been sacked, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
13 Nov 2023