Davey: Starmer needs to get on the phone to Trump
Responding to the US strikes in Iran, Ed Davey, Liberal Democrat Leader, said:
1 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Josh Simons resignation: Starmer must end the chaos of the “ministerial merry go round”
Responding to the resignation of Josh Simons as a Cabinet Office Minister, Lisa Smart MP, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, said:
28 Feb 2026
US attack on Iran: Starmer must "rule out the use of UK bases" for any future strikes
Responding to the joint attack on Iran by Israel and the US, Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
28 Feb 2026
Braverman defection: Farage recruits another ex-Tory with “selective amnesia”
Responding to Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
26 Jan 2026
Lib Dems on Policing: promises by press release are well and good but Govt must deliver
Responding to the Government's announcement on police response times, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson said:
25 Jan 2026
Ed Davey calls for defence bonds to fund £20bn boost to military spending and reduce reliance on US
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to issue defence bonds, open to the public, to raise billions in investment to modernise Britain’s armed forces.
25 Jan 2026
Lib Dems beat Greens and Conservatives in Geoffrey Clifton-Brown’s backyard
The Liberal Democrats have won a seat from the Greens in a marginal Conservative constituency in the North Cotswolds.
23 Jan 2026
Starmer must summon the US ambassador over this insult to our brave troops
Responding to Trump's claim that Nato troops avoided the Afghanistan front line, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson James MacCleary MP said:
23 Jan 2026
Andrew Gwynne resignation: Country deserves so much better than this endless soap opera
Commenting after Andrew Gwynne has resigned, leading to a by-election in Gorton and Denton, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
22 Jan 2026
Corridor care: More hollow promises are an insult to patients
Responding to Wes Streeting's pledge to end corridor care, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
22 Jan 2026
Local election delays: change of law needed after "blatant stitch-up"
Responding to the Government's confirmation that local election delays will go ahead, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
22 Jan 2026
Lib Dems on Lords social media ban vote: "ball is now in the Government's court" to come forward with workable plan
Responding to the House Of Lords voting in favour of banning social media for under-16s, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, Children and Families Munira Wilson said:
21 Jan 2026