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
Federal Party Press Releases
NHS waiting lists rise to new record high as Sunak breaks pledge
The number of people waiting for NHS treatment has risen to a new record high of 7.22 million, new figures reveal today, despite Rishi Sunak’s New Year pledge that “NHS waiting lists will fall”.
14 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Fly-tipping “effectively legalised” as just one in 500 incidents lead to a prosecution
The Liberal Democrats have warned that fly-tipping has been “effectively legalised”, after analysis revealed fewer than one in 500 incidents last year led to a prosecution.
14 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Police red tape cut is "too little too late"
Responding to the Home Office announcement on cutting police force red tape, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
14 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Revealed: Over 3,000 “monster sewage dumps” last year
There were over 3,000 “monster” sewage dumps into Britain’s rivers and coastlines last year, up 63% on the previous year, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
14 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Doctor’s strike: Dock Health Minister’s pay for failure to settle strikes
The Liberal Democrats have called on Secretary of State for Health Steve Barclay and all other Health Ministers to have their pay docked for their failure to negotiate with striking junior doctors.
14 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Patients in rural areas wait 50% longer for ambulances
New figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed a stark rural and urban divide over dangerous ambulance delays, with heart attack victims in some areas waiting over one hour and forty minutes.
14 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
IMF forecast: Another damning indictment
Responding to the latest IMF forecast predicting the UK economy's performance in 2023 will be the worst of the G20, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
14 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Stealth tax squeeze: Typical earnings fell by over £1,450 last year
A typical take home salary fell by over £1,450 once adjusted for inflation and tax rises, new House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
11 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
IMF forecast: Another damning indictment
Responding to the latest IMF forecast predicting the UK economy's performance in 2023 will be the worst of the G20, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
11 Apr 2023