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
Bankers’ champagne reception: Investigation needed into whether Kwarteng broke Ministerial Code
The Liberal Democrats have written to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case asking him to open an investigation into whether the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng breached the Ministerial Code following revelations about his post mini-Budget champagne reception with hedge fund managers.
9 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Three in four blame budget for higher mortgages
Liberal Democrats demand the Government step in to save homeowners unable to keep up with spiralling mortgage costs, warning “people’s homes are now on the line”
7 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Energy blackouts: Truss must convene COBRA
Responding to the National Grid warning of rolling blackouts this winter, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
6 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Mortgage rate reaches 6% - Not the kind of growth Britons want to see
Responding to the news that a typical fixed rate mortgage has topped 6 per cent, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Sarah Olney said:
5 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Truss conference speech: Disaster for families and the economy
Responding to Liz Truss’s Conservative Party conference speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
5 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Burglaries pledge risks "box-ticking" without Govt back-up
Responding to the news that police forces in England and Wales have pledged to attend every home burglary, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
5 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Just 3.5% of home burglaries result in a charge in England and Wales
Analysis of official data by the Liberal Democrats has found that almost all burglaries go unpunished in England and Wales. The data has revealed that in the year up to March 2022 just 3.5% of domestic burglaries, and 4.2% of all burglaries resulted in a criminal charge in England and Wales.
4 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
OBR forecasts: Lib Dems table ‘humble address’ motion to force publication
The Liberal Democrats will table a motion calling on the Government to publish the OBR’s forecasts as soon as Parliament returns next week, warning any further delay will hurt businesses and homeowners.
4 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems submit motion to dock Truss and Kwarteng's pay
New censure motion proposes halving the pay of the Prime Minister and Chancellor after they caused economic turmoil
4 Oct 2022