Davey: Starmer needs to get on the phone to Trump
Responding to the US strikes in Iran, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
1 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Josh Simons resignation: Starmer must end the chaos of the “ministerial merry go round”
Responding to the resignation of Josh Simons as a Cabinet Office Minister, Lisa Smart MP, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, said:
28 Feb 2026
US attack on Iran: Starmer must "rule out the use of UK bases" for any future strikes
Responding to the joint attack on Iran by Israel and the US, Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
28 Feb 2026
Lib Dems to table motion to dock Steve Reed and Lord Hermer’s pay over local elections “fiasco”
The Liberal Democrats will table a motion in Parliament to dock Steve Reed and Lord Hermer’s pay over the local elections fiasco, saying he should pay for the Government’s legal bill, instead of forcing taxpayers to pick up the tab.
18 Feb 2026
112,000 A&E waits of over 24 hours recorded across 47 trusts in 2025
A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats reveals the shocking crisis in our NHS, with the average hospital trust now seeing nearly 3,000 patients wait more than 24 hours in A&E each year.
17 Feb 2026
Ed Davey vows to stop Reform in Sussex and deliver real change
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has today vowed to turn Sussex “Lib Dem orange” and stop Reform in their tracks, as he became the first party leader to visit the area following the news that local elections are set to go ahead in May.
17 Feb 2026
Reform shadow cabinet: 'Fifty Shades of Blue’ love-in fooling no one
Responding to Nigel Farage announcing his shadow cabinet, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Feb 2026
Unemployment figures: Workers are paying the price for government failures
Responding to the latest unemployment figures, which have hit a near five-year high, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Feb 2026
Liberal Democrats demand Government publish legal advice following shambolic election U-turn
The Liberal Democrats have today demanded that the Government publish the full legal advice behind its failed plan to delay local elections, after Ministers were forced into a humiliating u-turn just months before polling day.
17 Feb 2026
Davey: We cannot allow the Government to cancel elections on a whim ever again
Responding to the Government's u-turn on local election delays, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
16 Feb 2026
Josh Simons must temporarily step down while Labour Together investigated, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Cabinet Office's investigation into the Labour Together scandal, which saw the think tank under Josh Simons MP's leadership commission research into journalists' "funding and origins", Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Lisa Sm
16 Feb 2026
Govt “dangerously asleep at the wheel” on tackling Russia with cuts to vital Security Fund
The Liberal Democrats have warned that the Government is not taking the threats from Russia seriously, as Cabinet Office data shows that Integrated Security Fund spending on Russia is set to fall by over 20% between 2026 and 2029.
16 Feb 2026