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
Bank of England rate rise: Chancellor must address the country
Commenting ahead of today's interest rate decision from the Bank of England, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
3 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Matt Hancock should lose his MP salary while he's in the jungle
Responding to the news that Matt Hancock has lost the Conservative whip because he is appearing on "I'm a Celebrity", Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
1 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Hotels for migrants in non-Tory areas is "party first, country last" approach
Commenting on the story that Suella Braverman allegedly refused hotel bookings for migrants because they were Conservative areas, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
1 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Home Secretary has no credibility left
Scandal-ridden Home Secretary has no credibility left. Responding to Suella Braverman's comments calling refugees fleeing to the UK an "invasion."
1 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
BP profits demonstrate utter incompetence of government
Responding to the news this morning that BP has announced £7.1bn in underlying profit
1 Nov 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Scandal-ridden Home Secretary has no credibility left
Responding to Suella Braverman's comments calling refugees fleeing to the UK an "invasion", Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, Alistair Carmichael MP, said:
31 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Braverman: One rule for Conservative Ministers and another rule for everyone else
This was not a one-off error, the Home Secretary has admitted breaking the rules on an industrial scale. Deliberately sending a sensitive government document to a friend without clearance is completely beyond the pale.
31 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
COP27: Boris Johnson embarrassing Rishi Sunak into attendance
As Rishi Sunak refuses to confirm his attendance at COP27, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change, Wera Hobhouse MP said:
31 Oct 2022
Federal Party Press Releases
Suella Braverman: Government must publish legal advice on detention of asylum seekers
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to publish the legal advice reportedly ignored by Suella Braverman that the government has been illegally detaining thousands of asylum seekers in appalling conditions.
30 Oct 2022