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
Select Committee social care report: Government expects taxpayer to “pay for the privilege of their own suffering”
Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee's report, which calls inaction on social care “untenable” and shows that the Government and taxpayers are currently paying £32 billion a year for a broken system, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care..
5 May 2025
Davey on Streeting comments: Government needs to go “much further and much faster” by u-turning on disastrous decisions
Responding to Wes Streeting’s comments on the Sunday shows this morning where he said that people should give the Government "more time", Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
4 May 2025
Davey: Conservatives “on their last innings” following Middle England wipeout
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey declared that the Conservatives are “on their last innings” as he took to the field to play cricket with Wiltshire Lib Dem group leader Cllr Ian Thorn, local councillors and campaigners.
3 May 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems on track to overtake Conservatives at next General Election
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has said that today’s local election results have put the party on course to overtake the Conservatives at the next General Election.
2 May 2025
Cooper: Lib Dems set for big gains as council counts begin
Responding ahead of local election results in councils across the country, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 May 2025
Social care commission: Govt lacking pace and ambition to solve this challenge
Responding to news that the Government will today (Friday 2 May) publish the Independent Commission on Social Care's terms of reference, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
2 May 2025
Davey: Lib Dems on course for best ever winning streak with big gains in former Conservative heartlands
Responding to polls closing in this year’s local elections, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
1 May 2025
Business Secretary rejects vote on Trump trade deal despite previously calling for “a proper role for Parliament”
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds today rejected a vote on a US-UK trade deal in Parliament saying “no - we are not… seeking to change the process of the ratification of any treaty” despite his previous calls for “a proper role for Parliament in how...
1 May 2025
Ed Davey: Kemi Badenoch facing a “reckoning at the ballot box” as former Conservative voters rally behind Liberal Democrats
Commenting ahead of the local elections on Thursday, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Apr 2025