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
Hunt video: Mr Bean-esque from the same clueless party that crashed the economy
Commenting on Jeremy Hunt's Treasury 'explainer' video on inflation, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
18 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Inflation pushing families to the brink and economy to breaking point
Responding to the news that inflation remains in double digits at 10.5%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
18 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Billions in taxes lost as HMRC moves staff to Brexit and Covid fraud
Almost 2,300 HMRC tax compliance staff were moved to managing the impact of Covid or Brexit last year, an investigation by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
18 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
ONS pay figures: Chancellors have fanned the flames of this cost of living crisis
Responding to this morning's latest ONS earnings and unemployment figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
18 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
PC David Carrick: Lib Dems call for immediate investigation
Responding to the news that Metropolitan Police Officer David Carrick has committed 40 attacks on women making him one of the worst sexual offenders in modern criminal history, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey said:
18 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
It’s Blue Wall Monday and families are paying the price
Today marks Blue Monday when Brits are left counting up their Christmas bills. For families in the Blue Wall, there is an additional hit to their finances: The Conservative Government.
16 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems call for partygate conduct inquiry in ethics advisor’s ‘first test’ in post
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the Government’s new independent ethics advisor, Sir Laurie Magnus, to open an inquiry into the conduct of Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Cabinet Ministers during lockdown parties.
15 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Harper: Govt could have stopped strike misery months ago
Responding to Mark Harper on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg indicating he is hopeful for a deal to resolve the rail strikes, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
15 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Sunak: Refusal to back NHS funding boost is "shameful"
Responding to Rishi Sunak's morning round where he refused to back calls for an NHS funding boost, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
13 Jan 2023