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
Burnham on the EU: Already U-turning before he's even been elected
Responding to Andy Burnham changing his position on rejoining the EU, Liberal Democrat Europe Spokesperson, Al Pinkerton MP:
18 May 2026
Labour leadership candidates under pressure to back new Customs Union with EU, as Lib Dems force new Commons vote
Labour leadership candidates will face pressure this week to back a new customs union with the EU, as the Liberal Democrats prepare to force a vote on the issue this week in the Commons.
18 May 2026
Lib Dems: Bathing sites yet another casualty in water companies’ assault on nature
In response to BBC coverage of consistently 'poor' and unswimmable bathing sites, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, Tim Farron MP said:
15 May 2026
Lib Dems slam worst ever year for corridor care as Streeting abandons country’s health in favour of own ambition
Ed Davey has said Prime Minister hopeful Wes Streeting’s management of the NHS has been a “walking policy disaster” as latest statistics show the worst ever level of A&E trolley waits in 2026
14 May 2026
Davey: Starmer can't fix cost of living crisis without dropping red lines on Europe
Responding to Keir Starmer’s ‘fresh direction’ speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, said:
11 May 2026
Ed Davey calls on Labour leadership contenders to drop red lines on EU
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Labour leadership contenders Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting to commit to dropping Labour's ‘red lines’ on Europe, to boost the economy and tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
10 May 2026
Lib Dems: Kemi Badenoch is at the "height of hypocrisy" over the Iran War
Responding to comments made by Kemi Badenoch on the Today programme, where she criticised Donald Trump’s lack of plan for his conflict in Iran and condemned the Government’s lack of a plan for defence, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Calum M
5 May 2026
Bathing sites hit by one million sewage spills in past five years in “national scandal”
Designated bathing sites have been subject to over 1 million hours of sewage spills over the past 5 years in England, shocking new analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
4 May 2026
Liberal Democrats call for emergency food security summit as Iran conflict threatens ten billion meals a week
Responding to reports that the conflict in Iran could impact up to 10 billion meals a week globally due to the interruption to supplies of fertiliser, hitting poorest countries the hardest, Liberal Democrat International Development Spokesperson, Monica H
1 May 2026