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
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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
Davey: Social care commission "long overdue"
Commenting on the Government's annoucement of an independent commission into adult social care, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
6 Jan 2025
Shocking research reveals almost 4 in 5 car thefts go unsolved
Data from the Home Office reveals the extent of the car theft epidemic in England and Wales, with almost 25,000 car thefts going unsolved in just three months.
6 Jan 2025
One in two Brits not confident police would turn up if their home was burgled
Nearly half of people say they are not confident that the police would turn up and properly investigate if they were the victim of crimes such as burglaries or car thefts, shocking new polling by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Jan 2025
Over 1 million people were unable to contact their GP in the past month
1.1 million people who attempted to contact their GP in the past month could not get through, accounting for one in 20 of all people who tried, research by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Jan 2025
Ed Davey New Year’s message: Government must deliver the change people are yearning for
In his New Year’s message today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will call on the government this year to deliver the“real change” that the “British people are yearning for,” from the NHS and care to political reform.
6 Jan 2025
NHS lost over 600 days of clinical time due to crumbling hospitals last year
The health service lost 608 days worth of clinical time due to infrastructure failures on the NHS estate, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
6 Jan 2025
MOD have lost 744 devices and a WW1 machine gun since 2023
The Ministry of Defence has misplaced a total of 744 phones, laptops, computers and USB sticks over the last 24 months - along with a Glock and three WW1 and WW2 guns, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
6 Jan 2025
Revealed: 5 million people living without dentist as Liberal Democrats call for an end to dental deserts
The Liberal Democrats are urging the government to end dental deserts after it was revealed that an estimated 5 million people in England do not have a dentist.
6 Jan 2025
Hospital car parking fees: Patients and staff hit with £1 billion bombshell
Patients, visitors and staff have faced a £1 billion bombshell of hospital car parking charges over the past six years, new analysis by the LiberalDemocrats has revealed.
6 Jan 2025