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
Lib Dems: Time for Govt to “face the music” after TfL announces public campaign to crack down on headphone dodgers
Responding to the news that TfL has launched a campaign to encourage customers to use headphones on public transport, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Transport and Wimbledon MP Paul Kohler has said:
26 Aug 2025
New US tariffs: Ministers "asleep as the wheel" whilst Trump punishes British businesses
Responding to the news that British manufacturers have been left reeling after the White House imposed a huge expansion of goods which will face US import tariffs, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper said:
24 Aug 2025
800 shoplifting cases going unsolved a day as police chiefs accused of “passing the buck” to the public
Almost 800 shoplifting cases a day went unsolved in England and Wales last year, shocking figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed, up 18% on the previous year.
22 Aug 2025
Surrey Shambles: Conservatives lose majority control of county council after historic Lib Dem by-election win
Today, the Liberal Democrats are celebrating an historic by-election win in Hinchley, Claygate and Oxshott which has left the Conservatives in a “shambles” and without majority control of Surrey County Council for the first time since the 1990s.
22 Aug 2025
Ed Davey calls on Government to block Elon Musk’s Tesla energy application
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has written to the Energy Secretary demanding that Elon Musk’s application to provide energy to UK homes is blocked under national security concerns.
22 Aug 2025
Lib Dems urge Labour not to ‘turn their back’ on London amidst proposed council funding cuts
The Liberal Democrats have urged Labour to not ‘turn their back’ on London amidst the government’s proposed changes to council funding allocation as part of the Fair Funding Review 2.0.
22 Aug 2025
Rising numbers in asylum hotels: Govt must speed up processing to get backlog down
Responding to this morning's immigration figures showing a rise over the past year in the number of asylum seekers housed in hotels, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
21 Aug 2025
Headphone dodgers: Govt should take a leaf out Irish Rail's book and back Lib Dem calls for fines
Responding to reports that Irish Rail has introduced fines for passengers listening to music out loud, Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Paul Kohler MP said:
21 Aug 2025
"A national disgrace" - Tim Farron slams Government over pollution in Windermere
Commenting on the results of the Big Windermere Survey, Liberal Democrat MP and Environment Spokesperson Tim Farron said:
21 Aug 2025