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
Early release scheme scandal: Labour burying their heads in the sand
Responding to reports that a man freed under Labour’s early release scheme is charged with murder, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson Jess Brown-Fuller MP said:
31 Oct 2025
Corridor care crisis: Govt must end this shameful chapter
Responding to an Age UK report on the shocking extent of corridor care in the NHS, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
31 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Govt excuses on SEND transport have “run out of road”
Responding to the NAO report that councils are spending 415 million more than budgeted on home to school transport for students with SEND, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
31 Oct 2025
Katie Lam: Badenoch should sack her instead of allowing extreme views to fester in Conservative Party
Responding to Kemi Badenoch saying Katie Lam spoke ‘imprecisely’ in stating large numbers of people would ‘need to go home’, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
30 Oct 2025
Sudan humanitarian disaster: UK must block arms sales to the UAE
The Liberal Democrats have called for the UK to cease selling arms to the UAE as horrific reports of cold-blooded executions by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) spread.
30 Oct 2025
Rachel Reeves housing scandal risks “undermining confidence in this Government”
Responding to the news regarding Rachel Reeves’ housing scandal, Daisy Cooper, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
29 Oct 2025
Lib Dems defeat Farage’s bill to withdraw from ECHR and “tear up people’s rights”
The Liberal Democrats have led the fight in Parliament and defeated Farage’s Ten Minute Rule Bill on withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights.
29 Oct 2025
Tax hikes: Families should not be expected to fill the black hole
Responding to reports that the Prime Minister's Press Secretary refused to say that the manifesto “stands” on protecting working people from certain tax hikes, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Oct 2025
Hadush Kebatu: "catastrophic failure" has been hugely damaging to public trust
Responding to the news that Hadush Kebatu has now been deported following his wrongful release from prison, Marie Goldman, MP for Chelmsford, said:
29 Oct 2025