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
IMF confirms what the British public already knows - the sums simply don't add up
Responding to the IMF's criticism of Kwasi Kwarteng's budget and blaming it for higher than expected interest rates, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Bank of England intervention: Truss is bankrupting Britain
Responding to news that Liz Truss is sticking by her economic plan despite the Bank of England's intervention, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey MP said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
“Urgent inquiry” should be launched into Kwarteng’s secret Saudi dealings
In light of revelations in the Guardian today that Kwasi Kwarteng had secret meetings with Saudi oil firms, the Liberal Democrats have called for an urgent inquiry into his conduct.
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Families on Universal Credit face £290 hit to income if benefits uprated with earnings
Lib Dem Work and Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain accuses the Government of being “heartless” and says Liz Truss must act in next 24 hours.
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS earning stats show pay squeeze continues
Responding to the latest earning figures from the ONS which shows regular pay fell by 2.9% in real terms in June to August 2022, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
11 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Chancellor set to spook the markets on Halloween
Responding to the news that Kwasi Kwarteng's fiscal plan is being brought forward to Halloween, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spoksperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Benefits: Millions of people left in grim limbo after botched budget
Responding to the DWP Minister Victoria Prentis this morning refusing to confirm if benefit payments will be increased in line with inflation, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain said:
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Mortgage “ticking time bomb” as 3,300 fixed rate deals end every day
168,000 mortgage borrowers to be hit with expensive new deal between today and Kwasi Kwarteng’s fiscal plan expected on 23 November
10 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Conservatives facing ‘complete wipeout’ unless botched Budget is scrapped
Responding to Nadine Dorries saying this morning that the Conservatives would face a “complete wipeout” if there was a general election tomorrow, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Oct 2022