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
WASPI: first step in the right direction
Responding to the Government’s decision to reconsider its rejection of compensation for women hit by changes to the state pension age, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
11 Nov 2025
Nandy has made the wrong choice on Robbie Gibb, the PM must step in
Responding to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy’s refusal to review the BBC Board membership of Robbie Gibb, Liberal Democrat Culture, Media and Sports Spokesperson Anna Sabine MP said:
11 Nov 2025
Lib Dems on prisoner release errors: govt “has lost control”
Responding to the news from the Ministry of Justice that 91 prisoners have been released in error between April to October 2025, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
11 Nov 2025
Cancer target failures: "Too many lives are being shattered due to a broken system" state Lib Dems
Responding to the BBC News article that nearly all NHS Trusts are failing to meet key Cancer care targets, Helen Maguire, Primary Care and Cancer spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats commented:
11 Nov 2025
Unemployment figures: “writing is on the wall” for Chancellor’s jobs tax
Responding to the latest ONS figures, which show unemployment has risen from 4.8% to 5%, the highest level in four years, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Nov 2025
UK goods trade with Russia soared by 20% in last year as Lib Dems challenge Labour’s stalling progress on seizing frozen Russian assets
The Liberal Democrats have slammed a recent spike in the goods trade between Russia and the UK – including tens of millions of pounds spent on importing Russian planes – as the party prepares a parliamentary bill to seize billions in frozen assets.
10 Nov 2025
Ed Davey: BBC must ‘turn a new leaf’ and resist Farage-style attacks on its independence
Responding to news that the BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned, the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, said
9 Nov 2025
Remembrance Sunday: "Their sacrifice will never be forgotten"
Commenting on Remembrance Sunday, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
9 Nov 2025
Lib Dems on accidental prison releases: situation a "disgrace and an omnishambles"
Responding to the news that there are currently four more live cases of prisoners at large in England and Wales after being 'released in error', Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
7 Nov 2025