Davey: Starmer can't fix cost of living crisis without dropping red lines on Europe
Responding to Keir Starmer’s ‘fresh direction’ speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, said:
11 May 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Ed Davey calls on Labour leadership contenders to drop red lines on EU
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Labour leadership contenders Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting to commit to dropping Labour's ‘red lines’ on Europe, to boost the economy and tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
10 May 2026
Lib Dems: Kemi Badenoch is at the "height of hypocrisy" over the Iran War
Responding to comments made by Kemi Badenoch on the Today programme, where she criticised Donald Trump’s lack of plan for his conflict in Iran and condemned the Government’s lack of a plan for defence, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Calum M
5 May 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Strip Boris of ex-PM £115k allowance until he comes clean
Boris Johnson should be stripped of the ex-PM allowance of up to £115,000 a year until he answers questions about his financial arrangements while he was Prime Minister, the Lib Dems have said.
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Boris loan: He must come to Parliament to explain his murky finances
Responding to reports that the chairman of the BBC helped Boris Johnson secure a loan, Liberal Democrat Chief Whip Wendy Chamberlain said:
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Cleverly: Dog ate my homework type excuses simply won't wash with the public
Responding to James Cleverly's Sky and BBC interviews, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Zahawi: There must be an independent investigation to get to the bottom of this
Responding to the latest statement from Nadhim Zahawi on his tax affairs, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Research reveals squeezed middle facing biggest income tax hit in a decade
Families in the ‘squeezed middle’ are set to pay the highest level of income tax in over a decade due to Jeremy Hunt’s stealth taxes, new research has revealed.
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak fine: From partygate to seatbelt gate, Conservative politicians are taking British people for fools
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak has been given a Fixed Penalty Notice for not wearing his seatbelt during a Lancashire visit, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Levelling up: Rural and coastal communities taken for granted
Responding to the levelling up funding announcement, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Local Government Helen Morgan MP said:
19 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Latest NHS figures on delayed discharges reveal "living nightmare"
The Liberal Democrats have warned that patients are facing a "living nightmare," after the latest NHS figures revealed almost 7,000 cases a day last week of delayed discharges.
19 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Retained EU Law Bill a "shameless power-grab"
Ahead of tonight's House of Commons vote on the EU Retained Law Bill, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Business, Sarah Olney MP, who has sponsored the cross-party amendment to publish an exhaustive list of every British law that will be revoked if this bill passes, said:
18 Jan 2023