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
Dominic Raab behaviour: Cabinet Office must investigate immediately
Responding to reports of civil servants being "traumatised" by Dominic Raab's behaviour in the Ministry of Justice, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
11 Nov 2022
Conservative stealth cuts leave up to 110,000 children without a free lunch
Up to 110,000 children may be missing out on a free school meal because the Government has frozen the eligibility threshold for four years. The Liberal Democrats have accused the Conservatives of using the freeze to snatch school lunches away from children by stealth.
11 Nov 2022
The Government have failed cancer patients
Responding to BBC analysis which shows there has been a sharp rise in long waits for cancer therapy in the past four years, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Nov 2022
Home repossessions increase significantly as budget sets off a mortgage ticking time bomb
New figures out today from the Ministry of Justice show that “mortgage claims, orders, warrants and repossessions have increased significantly”.
10 Nov 2022
Sunak failing the next generation as he refuses to protect education budgets
Following Rishi Sunak’s failure to guarantee that school and college budgets will not be cut in next week’s Autumn Statement at Prime Minister’s Questions, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
9 Nov 2022
Lib Dems: Strip Gavin Williamson of his knighthood if found guilty of bullying
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Forfeiture Committee, calling for Gavin Williamson to be stripped of his knighthood if the complaints against him are upheld.
9 Nov 2022
Gavin Williamson anti-bullying video exposes 'rank hypocrisy' of Conservative Government
Responding to the resurfaced Government anti-bullying video recorded by Gavin Williamson MP during his time as Secretary of State for Education, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Education, Munira Wilson MP, said:
9 Nov 2022
Gavin Williamson resigns: Sunak's integrity left in tatters
Responding to the news that Gavin Williamson has resigned from Cabinet, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
9 Nov 2022
Williamson comments: Independent Cabinet Office investigation needed now
The Liberal Democrats have demanded an immediate independent Cabinet Office inquiry into remarks made by Gavin Williamson, in which he told a senior civil servant to “slit his throat.”
8 Nov 2022