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
Bank of England rate rise: Chancellor must address the country
Commenting ahead of today's interest rate decision from the Bank of England, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
3 Nov 2022
Matt Hancock should lose his MP salary while he's in the jungle
Responding to the news that Matt Hancock has lost the Conservative whip because he is appearing on "I'm a Celebrity", Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
1 Nov 2022
Hotels for migrants in non-Tory areas is "party first, country last" approach
Commenting on the story that Suella Braverman allegedly refused hotel bookings for migrants because they were Conservative areas, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
1 Nov 2022
Home Secretary has no credibility left
Scandal-ridden Home Secretary has no credibility left. Responding to Suella Braverman's comments calling refugees fleeing to the UK an "invasion."
1 Nov 2022
BP profits demonstrate utter incompetence of government
Responding to the news this morning that BP has announced £7.1bn in underlying profit
1 Nov 2022
Scandal-ridden Home Secretary has no credibility left
Responding to Suella Braverman's comments calling refugees fleeing to the UK an "invasion", Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP, said:
31 Oct 2022
Braverman: One rule for Conservative Ministers and another rule for everyone else
This was not a one-off error, the Home Secretary has admitted breaking the rules on an industrial scale. Deliberately sending a sensitive government document to a friend without clearance is completely beyond the pale.
31 Oct 2022
COP27: Boris Johnson embarrassing Rishi Sunak into attendance
As Rishi Sunak refuses to confirm his attendance at COP27, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
31 Oct 2022
Suella Braverman: Government must publish legal advice on detention of asylum seekers
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to publish the legal advice reportedly ignored by Suella Braverman that the government has been illegally detaining thousands of asylum seekers in appalling conditions.
30 Oct 2022