The Liberal Democrats have formally reported Sir Keir Starmer to Sir Laurie Magnus for failing to notify Parliament as soon as he knew Lord Mandelson failed security vetting.
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called for Keir Starmer to be referred to the Privileges Committee to investigate whether he misled Parliament over the decision to overrule Mandelson’s failed security vetting.
Responding to the Guardian’s revelation that Peter Mandelson failed vetting and the Foreign Office overruled officials to appoint him to the ambassadorship regardless, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
It is jaw-dropping that Michelle Mone has admitted lying to the country over this shameful PPE scandal and is now trying to play the victim card.
Responding to the finalising of the COP28 agreement, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
Responding to the latest GDP figures showing the economy shrank by 0.3% in October, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
New figures released this morning show a reduction in average earnings to 7.3% (excluding bonuses). Commenting on the statistics, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
3,531 MoD passes were lost and another 285 stolen in the last 12 months
The number of higher rate taxpayers is set to double to a new record high of 7.5 million due to the government’s stealth taxes, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
Commenting the Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
The Liberal Democrats have said it is “unforgivable” that the Conservative government has now wasted over £240m on the failed Rwanda deal, as analysis reveals this could have funded over 5.7 million GP appointments instead.
Responding to Boris Johnson telling the Covid inquiry that lockdown parties have been mis-remembered and reports about them are “absolutely absurd," Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health & Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
