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
Sunak must reverse Johnson's “happy hour honours list”
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to step in and reverse Boris Johnson’s partygate honours list, and ban him from standing again for the Conservatives.
10 Jun 2023
Government’s mental health plans leave children in 3 in 4 primary schools without NHS support
Pupils at almost three in four primary schools (73.4%) will not be able to access NHS mental health support at school by the end of next year, Liberal Democrats have revealed.
9 Jun 2023
Softened windfall tax shows govt don't care
Responding to the news that Jeremy Hunt will soften the energy windfall, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
9 Jun 2023
HMICFRS report shows need for return to community policing
Responding to HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) State of Policing report, LiberalDemocrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP:
9 Jun 2023
Johnson Honours: Sunak's so called integrity has been broken
Responding to Boris Johnson's Honours list, Lord Newby, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords:
9 Jun 2023
Teacher stats expose recruitment and retention crisis
Responding to the new school workforce statistics, published today by the Department for Education, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson said:
8 Jun 2023
Burgarlies to be attended: An improvement considering 45,000 went unattended last year
Responding to the news that officers in England and Wales have met a target to attend every domestic burglary scene, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
8 Jun 2023
Sunak should put Johnson's honours list through the shredder
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak is set to accept Boris Johnson's honours list, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
8 Jun 2023
Johnson "hosted friend" at Chequers: Public sick of subsidising ex-PM's legal fund
Responding to the latest reports in the Guardian that Boris Johnson hosted a close friend overnight at Chequers when Covid restrictions were in place, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
8 Jun 2023