Davey: Burnham is risking a repeat of the Winter Fuel Payment fiasco
Responding to Andy Burnham's speech at Labour Conference, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
29 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call for emergency COBRA meeting following RAF Fairford security breach
The Liberal Democrats have today called on the Government to convene a COBRA meeting, following the suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford over the weekend. Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, James MacCleary MP, said:
28 Sep 2026
Faith in courts must be restored as backlog hits record high
Responding to the backlog of crown court cases reaching new highs in England and Wales, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Jess Brown-Fuller MP, said:
24 Sep 2026
Lib Dems call for ban on people playing loud music on public transport with fines for “headphone dodgers”
The Liberal Democrats are calling for tougher action, including fines of up to £1,000, to tackle the rising trend of music and videos being played out loudly on public transport.
23 Apr 2025
Cooper: Hard to know if there any red lines the Govt isn’t willing to cross in their scramble to secure a Trump deal
Responding to reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled the UK could lower tariffs on US car imports, in attempts to broker a trade deal with the Trump administration, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperon, Daisy Cooper MP said
23 Apr 2025
Government votes down Liberal Democrat motion to speed up building of new hospitals
The Government has voted down the Liberal Democrats opposition day motion which would have reversed Labour’s delays to the New Hospital Programme.
23 Apr 2025
Lib Dems banned from Russia: “a badge of honour”
Responding to the news that a number of Liberal Democrat MPs and Peers have been banned from entering the Russian Federation, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire MP, said:
23 Apr 2025
Trump trade deal: Starmer fails to commit to vote in Parliament at PMQs
Keir Starmer has failed to commit to a vote in Parliament on any Trump trade deal, after being asked by Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey at PMQs today.
23 Apr 2025
Govt borrowing figures 'should be ringing alarm bells inside the Treasury"
Responding to the latest figures showing that Government borrowing was £151.9 billion in the year to March, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
23 Apr 2025
Badenoch must sack Jenrick over Reform “coalition” comments
Commenting on Robert Jenrick’s comments calling for a future national pact with Reform, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, said:
23 Apr 2025
Investment in fixing crumbling hospitals falls by nearly 40% as Lib Dems to force vote on bringing delayed projects forward
Investment in fixing crumbling hospitals has fallen by £600 million in the past three-years, a fall of 40%, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
22 Apr 2025
Reeves in Washington: Chancellor must set out UK’s “red lines” on any Trump trade deal
Commenting ahead of the Chancellor’s trip to Washington to meet fellow finance ministers, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
22 Apr 2025