Davey on Southport attacks one year on: We are a caring country not one of thuggery
Reflecting on the one year anniversary of the Southport attacks, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
29 Jul 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Water companies with hosepipe bans leaking over one billion litres of water a day
The four water companies with hosepipe bans in place are leaking over one billion litres of water per day, analysis of the latest figures by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
28 Jul 2025
Davey: PM must show Trump that the UK will lead the way in recognising Palestine
Commenting ahead of Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump today [Monday], where the PM is expected to raise the situation in Gaza, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
27 Jul 2025
Council funding: Sunak has turned a blind eye to disappearing community services
A Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee report has said that Councils were being hit by "systemic underfunding", as well as increased costs and demands for services.
2 Feb 2024
Sunak slammed as quarter of pharmacy budgets cut since 2015
The Liberal Democrats have slammed the Conservatives for failing pharmacies as reports show hundreds of millions of pounds worth of cuts since 2015.
2 Feb 2024
Over one million families to face mortgage hike ahead of November General Election
1.1 million households will face a mortgage hike before the General Election if it is held in November, research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
2 Feb 2024
Free to air cricket: Lib Dem amendment struck out
A Liberal Democrat amendment to the Media Bill which would’ve paved the way for England Test Match cricket to be broadcast on free-to-air-channels has been voted down in Parliament today.
2 Feb 2024
IMF's damning verdict show's Govt have failed on economy
Responding to the IMF's report that downgraded its forecasts for UK growth next year from 2% to 1.6%, Liberal DemocratTreasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Feb 2024
Badenoch WhatsApps: Lib Dems demand Cabinet Office investigation
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a Cabinet Office investigation into whether Kemi Badenoch is using taxpayers' money to fund a covert leadership campaign.
2 Feb 2024
Make Test Match cricket to free to air
The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the Media Bill which if passed by MPs on Tuesday, would pave the way for at least one England Test Match a year broadcast on free-to-air channels.
2 Feb 2024
Crumbling buildings cause 5,000 incidents impacting patient care in areas promised 40 new hospitals
New analysis from the Liberal Democrats has revealed the devastating impact on patients of the Conservative government’s broken pledge to build 40 new hospitals.
26 Jan 2024
Conservatives oversee a “burglar bailout” as 3 in 4 cases go unsolved
New analysis from the Liberal Democrats of Home Office statistics have shown that a whopping 213,814 burglaries went unsolved across England and Wales in the year ending September 2023 - an average of 586 cases a day.
26 Jan 2024