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
Revealed: Armed forces have shrunk by 2,000 since Labour Government elected
Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that the Armed Forces have lost over 2,000 personnel since the Labour government was elected last July - despite the party promising to restore the Army to a "fit to fight" state in their election manifesto.
2 Jun 2025
Starmer’s comments on Winter Fuel U-turn shows “the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing”
Responding to the Prime Minister’s comments this morning that “the sooner we have clarity on that, the better” in reference to the Government’s Winter Fuel Payments U-turn, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Jun 2025
Davey on Starmer interview: “concerning lack of urgency”
Responding to Keir Starmer's refusal to commit to a firm date on reaching 3% of GDP defence spending, in an interview with the Today programme, Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Jun 2025
Davey on Strategic Defence Review: get to 3% faster and reverse troop cuts
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said that “page one” of the Review must include a cast-iron commitment to “boost defence spending to 3% of GDP as soon as possible”.
1 Jun 2025
Submarine announcement could be "damp squib" without funding ambition - Lib Dems
Responding to the Government's announcement that the UK will build up to 12 new attack submarines, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire said:
1 Jun 2025
Lib Dems on Healey comments: Government "dragging its feet" on reversing Army cuts
Responding to Defence Secretary John Healey confirming that the British Army will not be increased in size this parliament, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire said:
1 Jun 2025
Military housing: high time for Govt to "get out of the slow lane" and apply decent homes standard
Responding to the Government’s military housing announcement today [Saturday 31 May], Helen Maguire MP, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, said:
31 May 2025
IFS Briefing: Lib Dems say Government ministers will be "bailing water from a sinking boat with a spoon" if they ignore fixing social care
Responding to the Institute for Fiscal Studies saying that decisions over the NHS and defence will dominate the spending review, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
31 May 2025
UK-Gulf trade deal: Govt must not sell out farmers and undermine high standards
Responding to reports that the UK Government is set to sign a new trade agreement with the Gulf states, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson and Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
30 May 2025