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
NHS stats: government must convene COBRA amid surge in norovirus cases
Responding to the latest NHS stats showing norovirus levels in hospitals to be 80% higher than last year with bed occupancy standing at 96%, well above the 85% that is considered safe, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP
23 Jan 2025
Government ruling out customs scheme with EU is an “act of economic negligence”
Responding to the Government appearing to rule out the EU’s proposal of the UK joining a European customs area this morning, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
23 Jan 2025
OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers for practically no benefit
OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers for practically no benefit
22 Jan 2025
Borrowing figures: Another sign the Chancellor's Budget has not worked
Responding to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing UK borrowing has hit its highest December level for four years, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
22 Jan 2025
Southport Inquiry: Must get us answers to avoid future failures
Commenting after Starmer's press conference following the government's announcement of an inquiry into the Southport murders, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Jan 2025
Unemployment: Reeves must scrap jobs tax
Responding to the latest figures showing unemployment at 4.4%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
21 Jan 2025
40 new hospitals: Shoddy attempt to bury bad news on day of Trump's inauguration
Responding to the Health Secretary’s announcement that there will be significant delays to the completion of the New Hospital Programme, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
20 Jan 2025
Davey: Trump presidency "deeply worrying for millions"
Commenting as Trump's inauguration takes place today [20 January], Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, said:
19 Jan 2025
Pressure rises on Govt as two in three Labour voters back closer ties with Europe given Trump presidency
A two-thirds majority (64%) of 2024 Labour voters agree that the UK should build closer “economic and security ties with Europe” given Trump’s incoming presidency, polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed
19 Jan 2025