Gaza peace summit: Starmer mush push for expansion of aid and rebuilding of Strip
Ahead of tomorrow’s Gaza peace summit in Egypt, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP said:
12 Oct 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems secure win in Parliament to end mouldy, flooded homes for military heroes
The Liberal Democrats’ longstanding campaign to improve the quality of military family homes is finally set to be adopted in law – making military family homes legally subject to the Decent Home Standard for the first time ever.
12 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Equivalent of 16,000 nurses’ salaries set to be lost to delays at EU border as entry-exit scheme finally introduced
The Liberal Democrats are urging the Government to negotiate with the EU to enable pre-checks for HGVs away from the UK/EU border, as analysis shows that anticipated delays caused by the introduction of the EU’s Entry/Exit Scheme (EES) are set to cost £40
12 Oct 2025
Davey: Starmer must rule out Trump tax on life-saving drugs
Responding to the news that life-saving drugs on the NHS could be hit with a £1.5 billion tax from the US, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
16 Jun 2025
More than 1.3 million PIP claimants at risk of losing support with worst hit areas revealed
The Government's cuts to Personal Independence Payments could leave 1.3 million people claiming the standard and enhanced-rate payment for daily living activities at risk of losing some support, analysis of the Government’s response to a Liberal...
16 Jun 2025
Davey urges Starmer to forge new UK-Canada defence pact to reduce reliance on Trump
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to forge a new UK-Canada defence pact, to strengthen national security and boost the economy, while reducing both countries' reliance on Donald Trump’s US administration.
13 Jun 2025
Davey: International leadership is needed now
Following Israel's strikes in Iran overnight, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
13 Jun 2025
AUKUS: Trump move to bring submarine deal under review throws “grenade” into security partnership
Responding to the US bringing the AUKUS deal under review, Helen Maguire MP, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, said:
12 Jun 2025
Reeves must rule out tax rises for families and small businesses, say Lib Dems
Responding to the Chancellor refusing to rule out tax rises on LBC this morning, Sarah Olney MP, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson, said:
12 Jun 2025
Spending review: Over £4.5 billion of “hidden” cuts to departments could be avoided with better UK-EU trade deal
Government departments are facing real-terms cuts of £4.6 billion by 2028-29, Liberal Democrat analysis of the Spending Review has revealed.
12 Jun 2025
GDP figures: Chancellor’s claims at spending review have not “survived contact with reality”
Responding to GDP falling by 0.3% in April, the first month of figures since the employers’ national insurance rise came into effect and Trump’s tariffs came into effect, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Jun 2025
Spending review: Reeves has put farmers “at the back of the Treasury queue”
Responding to the cuts to the farming budget, Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
11 Jun 2025