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
Almost 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”.
10 Aug 2025
Lib Dems: Govt must launch investigation into HMCTS evidence IT bug
Responding to reports that found it took several years for HM Courts & Tribunals Service to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost, Liberal Democrat Shadow Attorney General, Ben Maguire MP, said:
8 Aug 2025
Davey on Starmer Gaza statement: increasingly clear Netanyahu's goal is ethnic cleansing
Responding to Keir Starmer's statement on Israel's plans to occupy Gaza, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
8 Aug 2025
Homeowners paying £1,000 a year more as mortgage rates fail to fall in line with interest rates
Lenders are treating mortgage holders as a “cash cow” the Liberal Democrats have said, after House of Commons Library research commissioned by the party revealed mortgage rates have fallen at a significantly slower rate than the fall in the Bank of Englan
7 Aug 2025
Rushanara Ali resigns: actions were “staggeringly irresponsible”
Responding to the news that Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali has resigned, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
7 Aug 2025
Lib Dems: Govt needs to ‘take the bull by the horns’ and block Chinese mega-embassy
Responding to reports that the Deputy Prime Minster has asked China to explain ‘hidden’ plans for a mega embassy in London, Luke Taylor MP and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for London said:
7 Aug 2025
Lammy must push Vance for new sanctions before any US-Russia meeting on future of Ukraine
The Liberal Democrats are calling on David Lammy to pressure the US Vice President on introducing new sanctions before any face-to-face meeting between US and Russian premiers, ahead of the Foreign Secretary’s dinner with the American second in command to
7 Aug 2025
Interest rates: would have happened months ago if Govt “was not acting as a roadblock to growth”
Responding to interest rates falling to 4%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Aug 2025
IFS Report on council funding: Govt is robbing Peter to pay Paul
Responding to the IFS' report on major reforms to English council funding, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Aug 2025