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
Davey to Starmer: stop Trump's BBC licence fee cash grab now
The Liberal Democrats are demanding the Prime Minister get on the phone to Trump to stop the President suing the BBC for $1 billion.
13 Nov 2025
BBC apology: Davey calls on Starmer to stop Trump’s licence fee cash grab
Responding to the news that the BBC has apologised to Donald Trump, the Liberal Democrats are demanding the Prime Minister get on the phone to Trump to stop the President suing the BBC for $1 billion.
13 Nov 2025
PCCs abolished: a huge Lib Dem win
Responding to the news that Police and Crime Commissioners have been abolished, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
13 Nov 2025
NHS waiting times rise: Lib Dems call for Streeting to focus on NHS rather than leadership spat
1 in 10 (10.8%) patients had to wait more than 12 hours in A&E in October. 164,880 patients had to wait more than 12 hours from arrival to admission, up 20,000 on September and up nearly 40,000 on August.
13 Nov 2025
Lib Dem MP calls for full parliamentary investigation following Sara Sharif report
Responding to today’s Surrey County Council report into their contact with Sara Sharif in the years and months before her murder, Liberal Democrat MP for Woking Will Forster said.
13 Nov 2025
GDP: "damning indictment of Labour’s disastrous decisions"
Commenting as GDP growth has slowed down more than expected to 0.1%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 Nov 2025
Josh Babarinde elected as the new President of the Liberal Democrats
Josh Babarinde, MP for Eastbourne, has been elected today as the new President of the Liberal Democrats.
12 Nov 2025
Cooper: Labour govt descending into same chaos as Conservatives
Responding to the latest infighting in Number 10, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
12 Nov 2025
Lib Dems call for emergency hospitality VAT cut at Budget as families “priced out” of both keeping warm and going out
The Liberal Democrats are calling for an emergency 5% VAT cut for pubs, restaurants and other hospitality and entertainment businesses at the Budget, as part of a bold £12bn plan to tackle the cost of living which means that going out has become an “unaff
11 Nov 2025