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
Voter ID Electoral Commission report: “Outrage” that 14,000 people denied a voice at local elections
Responding to the Electoral Commission report on Voter ID which found around 14,000 voters were denied a vote at the local elections because they couldn’t show ID, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
26 Jun 2023
Hunt mortgage summit: Scrap tax cuts to banks and help homeowners facing repossession
The Liberal Democrats have called on Jeremy Hunt to reverse the £3bn of tax cuts being given to banks this year, and use the money to help struggling homeowners at risk of losing their homes.
26 Jun 2023
Penny Mordaunt refuses to back kicking Boris Johnson out of Privy Council
Penny Mordaunt has rejected calls from the Liberal Democrats to kick Boris Johnson out of the Privy Council, claiming that a “higher threshold” would be needed to do so.
26 Jun 2023
Mortgages: Sunak treating homeowners as “collateral damage”
Responding to Rishi Sunak ruling out support for mortgage borrowers as the Bank of England increases interest rates yet again, Liberal Democrat Ed Davey said:
26 Jun 2023
Mid Bedfordshire: Three Lib Dem by-election winners visit as party ramps up its campaigning
All three of the latest Lib Dem by-election winners are visiting Mid Bedfordshire today, as the party ramps up its campaigning in Nadine Dorries’ seat.
26 Jun 2023
IFS research: Conservative mortgage penalty hitting millions of homeowners
Responding to the IFS report showing interest rate hikes could see 1.4 million people lose 20% of their disposaible income, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
26 Jun 2023
Mortgages: 1,250 families lose homes since Mini Budget as country faces "tidal wave" of repossessions
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has warned that the government must act now to prevent a “tidal wave” of home repossessions, as mortgage rates continue to surge with another Bank of England interest rate rise expected today.
26 Jun 2023
Inflation figures: Government "failing miserably" to bring relief to families
These worse than expected figures show the government is failing miserably to bring inflation down and provide relief for struggling families facing soaring bills.
21 Jun 2023
Privileges Committee vote: Rishi Sunak committed a cowardly cop-out
Tonight Rishi Sunak committed a cowardly cop-out. His failure to vote says all you need to know about this Prime Minister's lack of leadership.
19 Jun 2023