Lib Dems: Burnham must show backbone with Trump
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalate, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
9 Jul 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call on Andy Burnham to back £1.5bn plan to end corridor care as latest A&E figures reveal A&E perma-crisis
NHS statistics released today [Thursday 9th July 2026] have revealed that the service had record Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendances in June 2026, and that corridor care has risen in a month (May to June) by several thousand beds.
9 Jul 2026
‘Avanti Andy’ needs to realise Britain doesn’t start at Euston and terminate at Manchester Piccadilly, says Ed Davey
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will visit Torbay this Friday [10th July] to issue to issue a stark warning to presumptive Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
9 Jul 2026
Ed Davey urges JD Vance not to use Henry Nowak death to divide
Responding to JD Vance blaming Henry Nowak’s murder on ‘migrant invasion’, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
7 Jun 2026
PM should summon the US Ambassador over two tier policing comments
Commenting, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:
5 Jun 2026
Palantir Report: Govt must listen and "use the break clause" to end reliance on Palantir
Responding to the report from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee warning against Palantir's increasing presence in the UK, Victoria Collins MP, Liberal Democrat Science, Innovation and Technology Spokesperson, said:
2 Jun 2026
Lib Dems: Govt must buy British jets and cut our reliance on Trump
The Liberal Democrats have today called on the Government to cancel its £1 billion “Trump-appeasement purchase” for US F-35As and use the money saved to order 12 new British-made Typhoon jets.
2 Jun 2026
Henry Nowak
Responding to the Henry Nowak case, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey said:
2 Jun 2026
Social Housing Bill: Govt must be far more ambitious and allow councils to “end the sale of council houses”
Responding to the Government's new outline for the Social Housing Bill, promising increased support for victims of domestic abuse and more tightened right to buy rules, Gideon Amos MP, Liberal Democrat Housing and Planning Spokesperson, said:
31 May 2026
Davey: Ministers must stop hiding and publish the DIP immediately
Responding the continuous absence of, and reported ongoing delays to, the Defence Investment Plan, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 May 2026
NEET Stats: Govt must "scrap the unfair jobs tax" to save a generation of young people from unemployment
Responding to Alan Milburn's report on youth unemployment and the ONS report showing that now over a million young people are not in education, employment or training, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, said:
28 May 2026
Energy price cap: Trumpflation continues to bite
Responding to the news that household energy prices will rise by 13% a year in July, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 May 2026