Davey on Starmer Gaza statement: increasingly clear Netanyahu's goal is ethnic cleansing
Responding to Keir Starmer's statement on Israel's plans to occupy Gaza, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
8 Aug 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Homeowners paying £1,000 a year more as mortgage rates fail to fall in line with interest rates
Lenders are treating mortgage holders as a “cash cow” the Liberal Democrats have said, after House of Commons Library research commissioned by the party revealed mortgage rates have fallen at a significantly slower rate than the fall in the Bank of Englan
7 Aug 2025
Rushanara Ali resigns: actions were “staggeringly irresponsible”
Responding to the news that Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali has resigned, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
7 Aug 2025
Federal Party Press Releases
Ed Davey sets sights on political and electoral reform in IPPR speech
Please see below for a speech given by Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey at the IPPR today in London discussing political and electoral reform.
30 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Conservative MPs vote for stealth tax cover up
Conservative MPs have been accused of a “stealth tax cover up,” after they voted down an amendment that would have informed people about how much the government is hiking their taxes.
30 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems table ‘Bushtucker Bill’ to stop MPs heading to the jungle
Matt Hancock is facing a ‘Bushtucker Bill’ as he heads back to Parliament, as Liberal Democrats table a new parliamentary motion to prevent MPs from abandoning their constituents by appearing on I’m a Celeb and other reality TV shows in future.
30 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
DEFRA sewage policy: A pathetic and insulting attempt to save face
The Liberal Democrats have branded DEFRA's latest policy announcment on water companies "insulting".
30 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Mental health crisis: Conservative Government have dropped the ball
Responding to NHS data showing that the number of young people aged between 17 and 19 with a probable mental health disorder has risen from 1 in 6 to 1 in 4, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, Munira Wilson MP, said:
29 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak China speech is remarkably tone deaf
Responding to Rishi Sunak's speech on China, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Layla Moran said:
29 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Stealth Tax: Lib Dems propose law forcing Government to write to every taxpayer facing a tax rise
The Liberal Democrats will table an amendment to the Finance Bill tomorrow (Monday 28th November) which would force the Government to write to every taxpayer in the country hit by the income tax threshold freeze. The Finance Bill implements measures announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement.
29 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Manston diphtheria scandal: Braverman must resign
Responding to the Sunday Times report of 70 suspected cases of diphtheria among asylum seekers moved from the Manston facility as well as a suspected untreated gunshot wound, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Daisy Cooper MP, said:
27 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Stealth Tax: Lib Dems propose law forcing Government to write to every taxpayer facing a tax rise
The Liberal Democrats will table an amendment to the Finance Bill tomorrow (Monday 28th November) which would force the Government to write to every taxpayer in the country hit by the income tax threshold freeze. The Finance Bill implements measures announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement.
27 Nov 2022