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
Horizon: Government must now extend cooperation to other schemes
Reacting to the news that the UK will rejoin the Horizon programme, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
7 Sep 2023
Revealed: 36 crumbling schools in Conservative Ministers’ seats
There are 36 crumbling schools in Conservative Ministers’ seats, including 13 in the constituencies of Cabinet Ministers, the Liberal Democrats have indentified.
7 Sep 2023
Crumbling schools list revealed: Sunak must now come clean over his role
Responding to the list of schools with at-risk RAAC concrete being published, including that 43 schools did not open on time or are teaching online, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson said:
6 Sep 2023
Lib Dems table motion to dock Keegan’s pay until schools reopen
The Liberal Democrats have called upon the Prime Minister to dock the Ministerial pay of the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, until schools affected by RAAC in England fully reopen.
6 Sep 2023
Wagner Group: Government must say if their delay has caused danger to our allies
Responding to the news that the Wagner Group has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Layla Moran MP said:
6 Sep 2023
Keegan's refusal to take responsibility a slap in the face to all pupils and parents affected
Responding to the Education Secretary's comments on Jeremy Vine where Gillian Keegan explained her expletive laden outburst by saying the interviewer was "trying to pin everything on me," Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP said:
5 Sep 2023
Mid-Beds date set: Villages across the constituency are turning to the Liberal Democrats
Responding to the date being set for the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election on 19th October, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
5 Sep 2023
Sewage dry spills: Firms should be held criminally responsible and see their day in court
Responding to the BBC's investigation into water companies discharging sewage when it hasn't rained, Liberal DemocratEnvironment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
5 Sep 2023
Nutrient Neutrality: Lib Dems urge ethics adviser to investigate potential breach of ministerial code
Following the announcement by the government to scrap nutrient neutrality laws, the Liberal Democrats are urging for an investigation into a potential breach of the Ministerial Code by the Prime Minister.
5 Sep 2023