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
Soaring borrowing is 'last thing we need' as families squeezed by ‘Trumpflation’
Responding to higher than expected Government borrowing costs in February, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
23 Mar 2026
Fly tipping clean up: It is about time the Govt wakes up to the scale of the crisis
Responding to the announcement that the Government will fund some of the cost for cleaning up the worst fly tipping waste sites, Calum Miller, MP for Bicester and Woodstock - the constituency that holds the Kidlington mountain of waste, said:
19 Mar 2026
Covid report: Govt must tackle crisis in our NHS, as matter of national security
Responding to the Covid inquiry report, in which it reveals that the NHS was close to collapse, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Mar 2026
Interest rates: “Trump-flation” forcing people to face “eyewatering” mortgage hikes
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 3.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems demand Government publish legal advice relating to deployment of UK military in the Strait of Hormuz
The Liberal Democrats have today written to the Attorney General to call for him to publish the full legal advice he shares with the Government concerning the possible deployment of UK armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz.
19 Mar 2026
Gas price hike: Govt must convene an “emergency COBRA meeting today”
Responding to today's spike in oil and gas prices caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Ed Davey MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
19 Mar 2026
Aid Spending: This is not what global leadership looks like
Ahead of the Government outlining its slashing of the development budget today, Liberal Democrat International Development Spokesperson, Monica Harding MP, said:
19 Mar 2026
Lib Dems table Parliamentary motion calling for the King’s state visit to the US to be cancelled
The Liberal Democrats have today tabled a Parliamentary motion, calling on the Prime Minister to advise His Majesty the King that his upcoming state visit to the United States should be cancelled, as Donald Trump continues his illegal war in Iran.
19 Mar 2026
Shameless cameo cash grab “tells us everything we need to know about Nigel Farage”
Responding to a Guardian investigation into Nigel Farage's Cameo videos, in which it was revealed he shared support for a rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogans, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
17 Mar 2026