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
Lib Dems unveil major new food security plan
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Tim Farron MP, has unveiled a major new food security plan, which includes a proposal to launch a 'farm first' scheme - a parallel to Teach First - designed to attract young people to
3 Dec 2025
Govt SEND provision plans: “nothing short of fanciful”
Responding to the reports that the Government will be seeking to expand the state provision of SEND places as private providers’ profits soar, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
3 Dec 2025
Lib Dem Animal Welfare Bill becomes law
Responding to his Animal Welfare Bill receiving Royal Assent and becoming law, Danny Chambers MP, a vet and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Mental Health, said:
2 Dec 2025
Lammy's description of jury trials as "a peculiar way to run a public service" is deeply concerning
Responding to proposals from Justice Secretary David Lammy to limit access to trial by jury, and reports that he described jury trials as “a peculiar way to run a public service”, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
2 Dec 2025
Tunbridge Wells water outage: Govt must deploy national resources including army if needed to avoid public health crisis, says Davey
Responding to the water outage affecting thousands of homes in Kent, which is now in its fourth day, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Dec 2025
Prisoners wrongly released: Govt and Prison Service must own up to their failures
Commenting after Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy admitted this morning that twelve more prisoners have been wrongly released, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
2 Dec 2025
A&E crisis: 2025 set to be worst ever year for degrading trolley waits with Govt in “total denial”
Liberal Democrat analysis of official data has revealed the shocking extent of A&E waiting times, with this year set to be the worst on record. Following the budget, the party is calling for an emergency package of extra hospital and social care beds to p
1 Dec 2025
Lib Dems: OBR must “learn the lessons from this catastrophic error ”
Responding to the resignation of the head of the OBR Richard Hughes, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
1 Dec 2025
Davey responds to PM speech: Take the Brexit blinkers off and go for growth
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech on Monday 1st December, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
1 Dec 2025