Davey on Mandelson: Government should strip Mandelson of his peerage
Responding to the latest revelations regarding Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey MP said:
2 Feb 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
China sanctions: MP on secret blacklist calls for all restrictions to be lifted
Responding to Starmer's announcement regarding 6 parliamentarians having their sanctions lifted by the Chinese authorities, Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath who was blocked from entering Hong Kong in 2025, said:
30 Jan 2026
Kidlington Waste Dump: "Every penny must be recovered" from those responsible
Responding to the news that two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the dumping of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in a field in Kidlington, Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester & Woodstock Calum Miller said:
30 Jan 2026
Revealed: Brexit costing the UK £250m a day in lost tax revenue
The UK is losing £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, new analysis has revealed.
25 Nov 2025
Lib Dems: Government's changes to planning will "put the clock back decades"
Responding to concerns from conservation charities that the Government's approach to planning threatens to worsen declines in wildlife and special places across England, Liberal Democrat Housing and Communities Spokesperson, Gideon Amos MP said:
25 Nov 2025
Farage turning into no-answers-Nigel
Responding to Farage’s ITV interview where he refused to deny racist remarks from his school days, Liberal Democrat President-Elect Josh Babarinde MP said:
24 Nov 2025
Lib Dems: Prime Minister should categorically rule out readmitting Russia to G7
Responding to reports that Russia could be readmitted to the G7 under peace plans, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP said:
24 Nov 2025
£41 billion “stealth tax bombshell” to cost pensioners £800 a year as Budget looms
The freeze to income tax thresholds will have cost pensioners £41.3 billion by the end of the decade since it was first introduced in 2022/23, House of Commons Library analysis commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
24 Nov 2025
9 million to be hit by Conservative-Labour stealth tax “stitch up”
9 million people will have been dragged into higher rates of tax by 2030 due to the freezing of tax thresholds by Labour and the Conservatives, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
23 Nov 2025
Rail fare freeze: Govt is putting "paper over the cracks" with no long term plan
Responding to the announcement by the Government that they will be freezing rail fares until March 2027, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Transport, Olly Glover, said:
23 Nov 2025
Davey: PM must use G20 summit to call for Russia to be removed from group
Commenting ahead of the first day of the G20 summit in South Africa, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
22 Nov 2025
Davey on Nathan Gill sentencing: “Nigel Farage and his party are a danger to national security”
Responding to the news that Reform’s former Wales leader, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes from Russia, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Nov 2025
