Davey on Mandelson: Government should strip Mandelson of his peerage
Responding to the latest revelations regarding Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey MP said:
2 Feb 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
China sanctions: MP on secret blacklist calls for all restrictions to be lifted
Responding to Starmer's announcement regarding 6 parliamentarians having their sanctions lifted by the Chinese authorities, Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath who was blocked from entering Hong Kong in 2025, said:
30 Jan 2026
Kidlington Waste Dump: "Every penny must be recovered" from those responsible
Responding to the news that two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the dumping of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in a field in Kidlington, Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester & Woodstock Calum Miller said:
30 Jan 2026
Lucy Powell election: “country doesn't have any time for internal party factions or feuds”
Responding to the news that Lucy Powell has been elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
25 Oct 2025
Statement from Marie Goldman MP on police manhunt in Chelmsford
Responding to news of an urgent police manhunt in Chelmsford for Hadush Kebatu, who was mistakenly released from prison, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford Marie Goldman said:
24 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Govt must protect “English football’s soul” and bring in “Golden Share”
Responding to the news that Sheffield Wednesday is to file for administration, Anna Sabine MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport, said:
24 Oct 2025
Chinese spy case: Time for radical transparency from the Conservatives
Responding to a letter from the deputy national security adviser Matthew Collins who claimed the word "enemy" was included in the draft witness statement written when the Conservatives were in power, but then was taken out by the Labour government, Libera
24 Oct 2025
Lib Dems call for ‘Operation Bike Bait’ as only 2% of all bicycle theft solved last year
Shocking data from the Home Office reveals a bike theft epidemic, with only 2% of criminals charged and a total of 86% of all bike thefts going unsolved last year. The Liberal Democrats have said that bicycle theft is effectively ‘decriminalised’, with th
24 Oct 2025
Digital ID scheme relaunch: The PM is trying to put lipstick on a very expensive pig
Responding to Keir Starmer relaunching the Digital ID scheme, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Max Wilkinson MP said:
23 Oct 2025
Lib Dems demand return to community policing as shoplifting offences continue to soar
The Liberal Democrats are renewing calls for the Government to implement proper community policing as new statistics reveal an increase in shoplifting in the year ending June 2025. Shoplifting offences increased by 13% (to 529,994 offences) and theft from
23 Oct 2025
Liz Truss giving lectures on the economy is like a pyromaniac giving a talk on fire safety
Responding to comments made by Liz Truss on the Westminster Insider podcast, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
23 Oct 2025
Grooming gangs inquiry: Cannot continue to be a political football
Responding to the crisis around the grooming gangs inquiry, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson MP said:
23 Oct 2025
