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
Pension Credit: Government’s “callous” stripping of Winter Fuel Payment leaves many “shivering in their homes”
Responding to the latest pension credit data showing that there are still 33,700 outstanding claims to be processed and that 114,500 claims were rejected - a 133% increase compared to last year.
27 Feb 2025
Dental appointments: millions “in urgent need” as Ministers “sit on their hands”
Responding to the BDA saying that the extra dental appointments promised by the Government will only cover a third of people who need urgent care, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
27 Feb 2025
Davey: PM must challenge Trump's "lies over Ukraine" in Washington
Commenting ahead of Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
26 Feb 2025
RCP survey: “harrowing” to think that this is now a standard way hospitals operate
Responding to a survey by the Royal College of Physicians that found almost four in five doctors were forced to provide corridor care in the past month, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
26 Feb 2025
Lammy backs “vital” Lib Dem call to seize frozen Russian assets
Commenting on the Foreign Secretary’s reply in the Commons that he believes the Government should “move from freezing Russian assets to seizing them”, Alison Bennett MP said:
25 Feb 2025
Defence spending: Talks on 3% needed as soon as possible
Responding to the Prime Minister's announcement that UK defence spending is to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
25 Feb 2025
Pritchard resignation "must be a line in the sand" for NHS
Responding to NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard's resignation, Helen Morgan MP, Liberal Democrat Health and Care Spokesperson, said:
25 Feb 2025
Dental decay “epidemic” as 134 children a day have tooth extracted in hospital
There were 49,112 tooth extractions for children in hospital in 2023/24, shocking new official figures have shown, the equivalent of 134 a day.
25 Feb 2025
Davey: Scrap energy bill rise for pensioners stripped of Winter Fuel Payments
Liberal Democrat Leader and former energy secretary Ed Davey is calling on the Government to scrap the latest energy bill rise for the almost 10 million pensioners who’ve been stripped of their Winter Fuel Payments.
25 Feb 2025