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
Over 5,700 crimes went unsolved every day last year
The Liberal Democrats are renewing their calls on the Government to scrap Police and Crime Commissioners and invest the savings in frontline policing instead, as new statistics reveal the extent of unsolved crime in the year ending December 2024.
24 Apr 2025
Lib Dems call for ban on people playing loud music on public transport with fines for “headphone dodgers”
The Liberal Democrats are calling for tougher action, including fines of up to £1,000, to tackle the rising trend of music and videos being played out loudly on public transport.
23 Apr 2025
Cooper: Hard to know if there any red lines the Govt isn’t willing to cross in their scramble to secure a Trump deal
Responding to reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signalled the UK could lower tariffs on US car imports, in attempts to broker a trade deal with the Trump administration, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperon, Daisy Cooper MP said
23 Apr 2025
Government votes down Liberal Democrat motion to speed up building of new hospitals
The Government has voted down the Liberal Democrats opposition day motion which would have reversed Labour’s delays to the New Hospital Programme.
23 Apr 2025
Lib Dems banned from Russia: “a badge of honour”
Responding to the news that a number of Liberal Democrat MPs and Peers have been banned from entering the Russian Federation, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson Helen Maguire MP, said:
23 Apr 2025
Trump trade deal: Starmer fails to commit to vote in Parliament at PMQs
Keir Starmer has failed to commit to a vote in Parliament on any Trump trade deal, after being asked by Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey at PMQs today.
23 Apr 2025
Govt borrowing figures 'should be ringing alarm bells inside the Treasury"
Responding to the latest figures showing that Government borrowing was £151.9 billion in the year to March, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP said:
23 Apr 2025
Badenoch must sack Jenrick over Reform “coalition” comments
Commenting on Robert Jenrick’s comments calling for a future national pact with Reform, Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, said:
23 Apr 2025
Investment in fixing crumbling hospitals falls by nearly 40% as Lib Dems to force vote on bringing delayed projects forward
Investment in fixing crumbling hospitals has fallen by £600 million in the past three-years, a fall of 40%, House of Commons Library research commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
22 Apr 2025