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
COP27: Nadine Dorries as the voice of reason?
Responding to Nadine Dorries' tweet on COP27, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for the Climate Crisis, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
28 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems call for Suella Braverman to hand over texts and emails for future inquiry
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Home Office Permanent Secretary, asking him to facilitate the handover of Suella Braverman’s text messages, WhatsApps, and emails for use in any future inquiry into her misconduct.
28 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
COP27: Rishi Sunak must not turn his back on progress
Responding to the news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will not attend COP27, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey MP said:
27 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Shell rebate shows government's windfall tax is failing
Responding to the revelations that Shell has received a tax rebate while making £8.2bn profits during the third quarter of this year, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
27 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Suella Braverman: Sunak must correct record if he misled Parliament
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rishi Sunak to correct the record if it turns out he misled Parliament yesterday by claiming Suella Braverman “raised the matter” of leaking sensitive documents herself before being sacked.
27 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Shell profits: Lack of proper windfall tax an insult to families struggling to pay bills
Responding to Shell announcing £8.2bn ($9.5bn) in the third quarter, around double last year’s, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
27 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Scrapping triple lock would be a betrayal of pensioners
Responding to Number 10 refusing to commit to the triple lock on pensions, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain said:
26 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
PMQs: PM refuses to commit to 40 new hospitals
Rishi Sunak today refused to commit to building the 40 new hospitals promised in the Conservative manifesto, in response to a question from Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper at PMQs.
26 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Fiscal plan delay leaves families in a cloud of uncertainty
Responding to the news of the fiscal event being delayed until the 17th of November, Treasury spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, Sarah Olney MP said:
26 Oct 2022