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
AI summit: Missed opportunity to back British tech businesses
Commenting on the Prime Minister's decision not to go to the AI Summit in Paris, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
10 Feb 2025
Davey calls for hospitality industry to be exempt from NICs hike as businesses face £4.5bn “jobs tax” bombshell
The hospitality industry is facing a £4.5 billion tax bombshell over the next five years due to the Government’s National Insurance hike, Liberal Democrat research has revealed.
7 Feb 2025
Govt admits current free school meals data is over a decade out of date
The Liberal Democrats have tabled a motion on the Children Wellbeing and Schools’ Bill to auto-enrol eligible children for free school meals - as the Government admits it’s relying on 11-year-old data to assess the number of children missing out.
7 Feb 2025
BofE: “putrid” growth figures need to be a “wake up call” for the Chancellor
Responding to the Bank of England downgrading its growth forecast to 0.75% for this year, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Feb 2025
Davey calls for ‘crumbling hospitals taskforce’, as number of DHSC staff working on new hospitals falls by two-thirds
The number of staff in the Department of Health and Social Care who are working on the New Hospital Programme has fallen by almost two-thirds in just two years, a Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Question has revealed.
6 Feb 2025
Chagos deal is "shambolic" - Government must give MPs a say
Commenting on Starmer's plans to push ahead with the Chagos deal, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
5 Feb 2025
Local elections delayed: Ed Davey slams “disgraceful stitch up” between Labour and Conservatives
Responding to the Government’s announcement that local elections planned for this May are being delayed in nine council areas, all but two of which are run by the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
5 Feb 2025
Trump's proposal for Gaza "bizarre" and "dangerous"
Responding to Donald Trump's proposals for the US to 'take over' Gaza, which could then become the 'Riviera' of the Middle East, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:
5 Feb 2025
Ed Davey: Starmer must express solidarity with Denmark over Trump threats on Greenland
Commenting ahead of Keir Starmer’s meeting with the Danish Prime Minister today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey:
4 Feb 2025