Davey: Starmer must rule out Trump tax on life-saving drugs
Responding to the news that life-saving drugs on the NHS could be hit with a £1.5 billion tax from the US, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
16 Jun 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
More than 1.3 million PIP claimants at risk of losing support with worst hit areas revealed
The Government's cuts to Personal Independence Payments could leave 1.3 million people claiming the standard and enhanced-rate payment for daily living activities at risk of losing some support, analysis of the Government’s response to a Liberal...
16 Jun 2025
Davey urges Starmer to forge new UK-Canada defence pact to reduce reliance on Trump
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to forge a new UK-Canada defence pact, to strengthen national security and boost the economy, while reducing both countries' reliance on Donald Trump’s US administration.
13 Jun 2025
Thames Water Investigation: Final nail in the coffin for the failing company
Today, it was announced that Ofwat will investigate the largest water company in England and Wales, Thames Water (TW), after delays to essential schemes to protect and improve the local environment.
12 Feb 2025
PAC HMRC report: govt “has chosen to target small businesses and care providers” instead of cracking down on tax dodgers
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee saying that the cost of tax dodging is likely to be far higher than the annual £5.5 billion estimated by HMRC, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Feb 2025
Niesr report on tariffs: Ministers should not “bow down” to Trump and should negotiate from position of strength
Responding to a report by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research which suggested that GDP growth was likely to be 0.2% lower in the first year of tariffs if they were confirmed, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Feb 2025
Kinship carer march: "unsung heroes" desperately need change - Whitehall must listen
Commenting on the kinship carers' march, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, said:
11 Feb 2025
Oral health survey: promised 700,000 new appointments "proven as real as the Loch Ness monster”
Responding to the government’s oral heath survey that found that more than one in five five-year-old school children have experienced dental decay, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
11 Feb 2025
Trump tariffs: Davey urges Starmer to meet steel workers and set out plan to protect UK’s economic security
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has urged Keir Starmer to speak to the British steel industry “without delay” and meet workers, as Trump imposes tariffs on steel imports.
11 Feb 2025
Steel tariffs: Govt cannot “tiptoe round the issue” and must “spell out” plans
Responding to reports that Downing Street has refused to say how the UK could respond to potential US steel tariffs, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
11 Feb 2025
NHS productivity: Patients cannot afford any more “dither and delay” on reform
Responding to the latest ONS statistics, which show that healthcare productivity is 18.5% lower than it was in 2019, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
10 Feb 2025
Trump steel tariffs: Ed Davey calls for four nations summit to protect UK steel industry
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to convene a four nations summit with leaders of devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
10 Feb 2025