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
Nutrient Neutrality: Lib Dems to vote against removing water pollution rules
Today in the House of Lords, the Liberal Democrats are voting against the Secretary of Housing Michael Gove’s plan to remove EU anti-water pollution laws- so called ‘nutrient neutrality’ rules in order to build more houses.
13 Sep 2023
GDP stats: Sunak has failed to get a grip on the economy
Responding to latest GDP stats which show the UK economy shrank by 0.5% in July 2023, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Sep 2023
Govt may have broken law over sewage: "Environmental vandalism on an industrial scale"
Responding to the news that the UK’s environment watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection, has said that the government may have broken the law over how it regulated sewage releases, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
13 Sep 2023
NHS staff cannot be left to suffer in silence
Responding to the news that female surgeons are being sexually harassed, assaulted and in some incidences raped by colleagues, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Sep 2023
Wage Figures: Sunak must commit to triple lock now
Responding to today's wage figures which would be used to uprate pensions, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
12 Sep 2023
Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff waiting for driver training despite deadly delays
Hundreds of NHS ambulance staff across the country are waiting to complete essential driver training, new data from the Liberal Democrats has shown. This is despite dangerous delays to response times and a shortage of ambulance drivers.
12 Sep 2023
Liberal Democrats open second office in Mid-Bedfordshire as campaign ramps up
The Liberal Democrats have opened their second office in Mid-Bedfordshire as their campaign ramps up ahead of polling day next month.
12 Sep 2023
UK “sick swimmer of Europe” on bathing water quality
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats of bathing water sites of EU countries (plus Albania and Switzerland) shows the UK is lagging far behind its European neighbours in both number and quality of sites.
12 Sep 2023
Prisoner escape: Government needs to start an independent review of prisoner categorisations
Responding to the news that terror suspect, Daniel Abed Khalife, has escaped from Wandsworth Prison, a Category B prison, Liberal Democrat Justice spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP said:
7 Sep 2023