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
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Burglaries and shoplifting "decriminalised" as most offences don’t result in a suspect being charged
The Liberal Democrats have warned that burglaries and shoplifting are being effectively “decriminalised,” after shocking figures uncovered by the party show how few of these offences resulted in a suspect being charged last year.
29 Apr 2025
Lib Dems call for Fly-Tipping Fighting Fund
The Government has announced that fly-tipping offenders could face up to five years in prison. This comes as a Liberal Democrat poll reveals that over half of UK adults have witnessed the blight of fly-tipping in their local area. Commenting, Liberal...
29 Apr 2025
PM needs to confirm if he made “insulting” pocket money analogy and if so apologise
Responding to reporting in the Times that it was the Prime Minister who first made the analogy at a meeting of the cabinet that the Government’s welfare reforms could be compared to taking away a child’s pocket money, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions...
29 Mar 2025
Car manufacturer summit: Govt needs to “Trump-proof” car industry with "new UK automotive strategy”
Responding to officials meeting with representatives from the car industry after Trump has said he will put 25% tariffs on all car imports into the US, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 Mar 2025
Farage's chlorinated chicken plans would sell out British farmers for a “grubby” Trump trade deal
Responding to Farage’s admission that he’d allow chlorinated chicken in the UK as part of a Trump trade deal, Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
28 Mar 2025
GDP figures: families and small businesses are "living with the consequences of anaemic growth"
Responding to the ONS' revised GDP estimates, which show the economy continues to see little growth since last summer, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
28 Mar 2025
Mental Health: share of spend falls as Government “backpedals” when patients need it most
Responding to the Government’s statement that the proportion of health spend directed towards mental health has dropped compared to last financial year, Liberal Democrat Mental Health spokesperson Danny Chambers MP said:
27 Mar 2025
Poverty statistics: Govt needs to take “long hard look” at statistics before condemning thousands more to this fate
Responding to the latest poverty statistics showing that 28% of children, 23% of working-age adults and 11% of pensioners were in material deprivation in 2024, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
27 Mar 2025
US car tariffs: Reeves’ refusal to respond is a "dereliction of duty"
The Liberal Democrats have said the Government’s refusal to respond to US tariffs on the UK car industry is a “dereliction of duty,” and reiterated calls for ministers to prepare retaliatory tariffs including on Tesla.
27 Mar 2025
3.6 million hours of sewage pumped into waterways as Ofwat fails to recoup hundreds of millions in fines
The Government’s own data reveals that 3,614,428 hours of sewage was pumped into waterways last year. This comes after Ofwat fails to levy fines against disgraced water companies. The Liberal Democrats are calling for Ofwat to be replaced with a new...
27 Mar 2025
Chancellor must “rule out” cutting Digital Services Tax and leaving £5 billion black hole in public finances
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to rule out cutting or abolishing the Digital Services Tax (DST) after figures from the Spring Statement show it is set to raise over £5 billion in the coming five years.
27 Mar 2025