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
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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
“Taken for a ride” - Liberal Democrats urge rail fare freeze as inflation bites
Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson Paul Kohler MP has warned the Government that passengers are being “taken for a ride”, as the latest inflation stats suggest rail fares are set to rise.
20 Aug 2025
Poorly thought out reforms only risk leaving parts of the country significantly worse off
Responding to County Councils warning that Government proposals will place an unfair burden on rural taxpayers, Liberal Democrat Housing, Communities and Local Government Spokesperson Vikki Slade MP said:
19 Aug 2025
Liberal Democrats: Rail passengers must not be priced off train
The Liberal Democrats have demanded an urgent rail fare freeze ahead of inflation figures which are expected to determine the amount rail fares rise next year.
19 Aug 2025
Davey: commit British typhoon jets to strengthen Zelensky's hand
Following the conclusion of yesterday's talks between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
19 Aug 2025
Uber ambulance: 2.7 million did not take an ambulance to A&E last year - up 340,000 on 2019
There were at least 2.7 million attendances at A&E where someone did not use an ambulance to get there, with over a quarter-of-a-million in need of very urgent medical attention opting not to use one, Liberal Democrat Freedom of Information requests saw.
18 Aug 2025
A thousand died from high temperatures in hospitals and care homes last year as Lib Dems call on Govt to “heatproof the NHS”
There were close to 1,000 excessive heat deaths in healthcare settings last year, official government data analysed by the Liberal Democrats reveals as the Party calls on the Government to “heatproof the NHS”.
18 Aug 2025
Trump-Putin summit: failure to “sweet talk” Russia must lead to Trump “getting tough”
Commenting on the Trump-Putin summit concluding without a deal last night, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
17 Aug 2025
Afghan Data Breach: Lib Dems call for urgent investigation and for MOD to "stop burying its head in the sand, now"
Responding to the news that there has been another Afghan data breach, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire said:
15 Aug 2025
Palestine Action arrests: Lib Dems call on terrorism Tsar to review legislation
The Liberal Democrats have written to Jonathan Hall KC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, calling on him to review legislation that led to the arrest of more than 500 protesters.
15 Aug 2025