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
Parliament mustn’t waste time debating Johnson report when families facing mortgage crisis
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government not to waste parliamentary time on Monday with a long debate on the Privileges Committee report on Boris Johnson, but to pass emergency support for families struggling with soaring mortgage rates.
18 Jun 2023
Privileges Committee report: Sunak must cut off Johnson’s ex-PM allowance
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to strip Boris Johnson of his ex-PM allowance, following the publication of the Privileges Committee report today
15 Jun 2023
Nadine Dorries should step aside now
Local people deserve better than a vacant MP who isn't even bothering to turn up to work.
14 Jun 2023
Mortgage misery: Sunak must hold emergency summit in Downing Street
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to discuss support for homeowners on the brink, as cheaper deals are pulled from the market.
14 Jun 2023
Two bookies declare Lib Dems favourite to win Mid-Bedfordshire by-election
Betting agencies Ladbrokes and Betfred have slashed the odds on the Liberal Democrats to win the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election.
14 Jun 2023
GDP: Govt more obsessed with infighting than getting economy moving
Responding to new GDP statistics which show a 0.2% rise in April, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
14 Jun 2023
ONS pay squeeze figures show families being "clobbered" by cost of living crisis
Responding to today's ONS figures showing yet another fall in real-terms pay once inflation is taken into account, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Jun 2023
Sunak should kick Johnson out of the Conservative Party now
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to kick Boris Johnson out of the Conservative Party. Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Jun 2023
Ed Davey to launch Liberal Democrat bid to win Mid-Bedfordshire with sewage visit
Lib Dem Leader makes first full campaign visit to inspect Bedfordshire river at risk from sewage discharges
12 Jun 2023