Davey on Mandelson: Government should strip Mandelson of his peerage
Responding to the latest revelations regarding Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey MP said:
2 Feb 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
China sanctions: MP on secret blacklist calls for all restrictions to be lifted
Responding to Starmer's announcement regarding 6 parliamentarians having their sanctions lifted by the Chinese authorities, Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath who was blocked from entering Hong Kong in 2025, said:
30 Jan 2026
Kidlington Waste Dump: "Every penny must be recovered" from those responsible
Responding to the news that two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the dumping of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in a field in Kidlington, Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester & Woodstock Calum Miller said:
30 Jan 2026
Truss and Kwarteng payouts "slap in the face" for those seeing mortgages soar
Responding to the news that Liz Truss, Kwasi Kwarteng and Chris Pincher have all been given taxpayer-funded severance payments worth thousands of pounds, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
21 Jul 2023
27,000 children on waiting lists for specialised dental care
27,000 children in England are stuck on NHS waiting lists for specialist dental care, including some with severe tooth decay or other serious dental problems, “heartbreaking” new figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
21 Jul 2023
Ed Davey: Somerton and Frome by-election a chance to send Sunak a message on NHS and cost of living
Commenting ahead of the Somerton and Frome by-election today (Thursday 20 July), Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Jul 2023
Inflation figures: Cold comfort for families worried about rising mortgages
Responding to the latest inflation figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP commented:
21 Jul 2023
Defence Paper: Cutting 10,000 troops "unthinkable"
Responding to Ben Wallace's statement in the Commons on the government's Defence Command Paper, Liberal DemocratDefence Spokesperson Richard Foord MP said:
21 Jul 2023
Shaun Bailey enters Lords: Sunak must withdraw the Conservative whip
Commenting ahead of Shaun Bailey taking his place in the House of Lords today, Liberal Democrat Leader in the Lords Dick Newby commented:
21 Jul 2023
Somerton and Frome: Sarah Dyke's victory speech
Somerton and Frome: Sarah Dyke's victory speech
21 Jul 2023
Somerton and Frome declared “two horse race” by Lib DemLeader
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will tomorrow (Tuesday 18th July), make his final campaign visit ahead of the Somerton and Frome by-election on Thursday.
17 Jul 2023
Four week waits for GP appointment rise to 1.3 million as worst areas revealed
There were 1.3 million waits of four weeks or more for a GP appointment in May, new analysis commissioned by the LiberalDemocrats has revealed, up from 912,000 in the same month last year.
17 Jul 2023
