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
Water company fines: Pointless whilst it remains legal to dump sewage into swimming waters
Responding to the Government re-announcing they will change the fine structure on water companies, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron said:
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Ed Davey visits farm and says rural vote 'critical' in local elections
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has declared that the rural vote will be ‘critical’ at the local elections taking place in just five weeks across England.
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak’s sick joke: Families facing £24bn energy and tax bill bombshell
Today’s freezing of tax thresholds will cost taxpayers £12bn hit in 2023-24, with an average hit of £440 per person, figures published by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Sewage spills top 300,000: Therese Coffey must resign
The Liberal Democrats have called on Thérèse Coffey to resign for failing to tackle sewage dumping by water companies, after new figures revealed there were over 300,000 sewage spills in 2022.
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak spent over £500,000 on private jets
The Liberal Democrats have slammed Rishi Sunak for spending over £500,000 on private jets, describing it as "shocking waste of taxpayers money."
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Indo-Pacific Trade Deal: Won't repair "fraction" of damage
Responding to the Indo-Pacific trade deal announcement Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for International Trade Sarah Green MP said:
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Government's Green Day is no plan for Britain
Commenting on the Government's Green Day, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Funding to fix crumbling schools faces £900m cut next year
Government funding to fix crumbling school buildings faces a £900m cut next year, despite some classrooms having roofs at risk of collapse, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
3 Apr 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Water companies permit breaches double in just one year
The Liberal Democrats have uncovered the number of times each water company was found to breach their permits over 2021 and 2022.
3 Apr 2023