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
OBR forecasts: Economy left “flying blind” for two months
Responding to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng rejecting calls for an earlier OBR forecast on the budget today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Sep 2022
Truss urged to hold mortgage lender summit in Number 10 as millions left in “anxious limbo”
The Liberal Democrats are urging the Prime Minister Liz Truss to host an emergency summit with mortgage lenders in Number 10 this weekend, instead of heading off to Conservative Party conference.
30 Sep 2022
Fracking interview: Truss shows contempt for rural communities
Responding to Liz Truss' failure to answer questions on ensuring local consent for fracking in an interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, Liberal Democrat Energy and Climate Change Spokesperson, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
29 Sep 2022
Liz Truss refuses to guarantee people’s pensions are safe
Liz Truss refused twice to guarantee on BBC Bristol this morning that people’s pensions are safe.
29 Sep 2022
Truss in complete denial on BBC Local Radio round
Responding to Liz Truss's BBC Local Radio media round this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
29 Sep 2022
Davey: Truss must cancel Conservative conference to deal with economic crisis
Ed Davey demands Liz Truss and her ministers spend time fixing the budget as new research finds Government energy bill support will be wiped out by higher mortgage bills
29 Sep 2022
Spending cuts: Conservatives are committing "slow-motion car crash"
Responding to the news that the Treasury has asked all government departments to draw up plans for spending cuts, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
28 Sep 2022
Migrant deal scrapped: Incompetence at the highest level from the highest office
Commenting on the news that the UK/France migrant deal has been scrapped due to Prime Minister Liz Truss's comments, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
28 Sep 2022
Davey: PM has 24 hours to fix this economic disaster
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has challenged Liz Truss to recall Parliament and set out in the next 24 hours how she will fix the mess caused by last week's disastrous budget.
28 Sep 2022