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
SEND: Vulnerable children need a proper plan, not soundbites
Responding to Reform UK’s plan to reform special educational needs schools, looking specifically at the £400m profits made annually by private equity companies in SEND provision, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
16 Dec 2025
BBC lawsuit: Davey urges PM to not let Trump “undermine our national broadcaster”
Responding to President Trump filing a $5 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey said:
16 Dec 2025
Lib Dems: Rise in unemployment a "wake up call" to reverse jobs tax
Responding to the latest unemployment figures that show unemployment rose to 5.1% in October, Lib Dem Deputy Leader and Economy Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
16 Dec 2025
Davey on strikes: “Government must declare a national emergency and offer flu jabs unconditionally”
Following news that resident doctors have voted to strike from Wednesday in England, and following surging rates of hospitalisation for flu in recent weeks, the Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to treat the NHS crisis as a national emergenc
15 Dec 2025
“Less than two weeks to save Christmas” - Lib Dems call for new winter discharge unit as figures reveal patients wait 268 days to leave hospital
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a new dedicated winter discharge unit to stop thousands of patients being trapped unnecessarily in hospital over the festive period amidst a perfect storm of doctors strikes and winter pressures.
15 Dec 2025
SEND reform: Govt must launch a CMA investigation into price gouging as some councils see costs soar tenfold
The Liberal Democrats are today calling for emergency intervention in the broken market for private Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision, after new data shows local authority spending on these firms has skyrocketed by more than tenf
12 Dec 2025
SEND funding announcement: Govt must go further and “stand up to private equity”
Responding to the Government’s announcement on SEND funding and placements, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, Children and Families, Munira Wilson MP said:
11 Dec 2025
Lib Dems call for vaccinations in churches and pubs to tackle “flu emergency” as hospitalisations rise by 55% in one week
Amid surging rates of flu admission, which threatens to devastate the NHS, the Liberal Democrats have called for an emergency vaccination scheme to be rolled out in community venues across England, with outreach programmes to tackle disinformation. An ave
11 Dec 2025
Peerages: Ed Davey welcomes three new Liberal Democrat peers
Three new Liberal Democrat appointments to the House of Lords have been announced today: former Children’s Minister Sarah Teather, the party’s Chief Executive Mike Dixon and Ed Davey’s Chief of Staff Rhiannon Leaman.
10 Dec 2025