Davey on DIP: Defence bonds could raise £20bn but Starmer has ‘put his fingers in his ears’
Responding to Keir Starmer's speech on the Defence Investment Plan today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
1 Jul 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Amos Review: Lib Dems call for "genuine accountability" as "worst fears" are confirmed
In response to the release of the Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, carried out by Baroness Amos, Helen Morgan MP, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, said:
29 Jun 2026
Ed Davey: Burnham's local government plan must not be "one-size-fits-all"
In response to Andy Burnham's first speech since announcing his candidacy for Prime Minister, Liberal Democrat Leader, Ed Davey said:
29 Jun 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Record 350,000 patients waited over 12 hours at A&E last year
A record 350,000 patients, equivalent to the population of Leicester, waited more than 12 hours to be admitted to hospital from A&E in 2022.
23 Jan 2023
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