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 vow to claw back £5bn in windfall profits from energy network firms to cut household bills
The Liberal Democrats have today [8th June] announced plans for a new "Essential Energy Guarantee" to overhaul energy pricing and permanently lower bills for millions of households across the country. This plan would help protect people from global price
8 Jun 2026
Lib Dems: Ministers "should come before Parliament tomorrow" with details and timeline for under 16s social media ban
Responding to reports that Starmer is poised to announce a social media ban for under 16's, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
7 Jun 2026
Lib Dems: Ministers "should come before Parliament tomorrow" with details and timeline for under 16s social media ban
Responding to reports that Starmer is poised to announce a social media ban for under 16's, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
7 Jun 2026
Ed Davey urges JD Vance not to use Henry Nowak death to divide
Responding to JD Vance blaming Henry Nowak’s murder on ‘migrant invasion’, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
7 Jun 2026
PM should summon the US Ambassador over two tier policing comments
Commenting, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Calum Miller MP said:
5 Jun 2026
Palantir Report: Govt must listen and "use the break clause" to end reliance on Palantir
Responding to the report from the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee warning against Palantir's increasing presence in the UK, Victoria Collins MP, Liberal Democrat Science, Innovation and Technology Spokesperson, said:
2 Jun 2026
Lib Dems: Govt must buy British jets and cut our reliance on Trump
The Liberal Democrats have today called on the Government to cancel its £1 billion “Trump-appeasement purchase” for US F-35As and use the money saved to order 12 new British-made Typhoon jets.
2 Jun 2026
Henry Nowak
Responding to the Henry Nowak case, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey said:
2 Jun 2026
Social Housing Bill: Govt must be far more ambitious and allow councils to “end the sale of council houses”
Responding to the Government's new outline for the Social Housing Bill, promising increased support for victims of domestic abuse and more tightened right to buy rules, Gideon Amos MP, Liberal Democrat Housing and Planning Spokesperson, said:
31 May 2026