Davey on Mandelson: Government should strip Mandelson of his peerage
Responding to the latest revelations regarding Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey MP said:
2 Feb 2026
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Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
China sanctions: MP on secret blacklist calls for all restrictions to be lifted
Responding to Starmer's announcement regarding 6 parliamentarians having their sanctions lifted by the Chinese authorities, Wera Hobhouse, Liberal Democrat MP for Bath who was blocked from entering Hong Kong in 2025, said:
30 Jan 2026
Kidlington Waste Dump: "Every penny must be recovered" from those responsible
Responding to the news that two men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the dumping of thousands of tonnes of rubbish in a field in Kidlington, Liberal Democrat MP for Bicester & Woodstock Calum Miller said:
30 Jan 2026
Davey: As Trump dines, “the children of Gaza are starving”
Commenting ahead of Donald Trump’s attendance of the royal state banquet, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said:
17 Sep 2025
Ed Davey: Trump must come “face to face” with UK steel workers
Commenting on the beginning of Donald Trump’s state visit, Ed Davey Leader of the Liberal Democrats said:
17 Sep 2025
Lib Dems: Badenoch’s refusal to condemn Musk’s dangerous rhetoric is “cowardly”
Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s recent LBC appearance, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Sep 2025
Lib Dems warn Government risks plunging country into a “new era of stagflation”
Responding to inflation remaining at 3.8%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Sep 2025
UK-US tech deal: Govt must not sacrifice protections for children online
Responding to the UK and US agreeing a new tech deal as Trump arrives for his state visit, Liberal Democrat Science, Innovation & Technology Victoria Collins MP said:
16 Sep 2025
Government ‘throws in the towel’ to Trump on UK steel, say Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats have accused the Government of having ‘thrown in the towel’ to Donald Trump, after reports that ministers have quietly shelved plans to cut US steel tariffs just hours before the President’s state visit to the UK.
16 Sep 2025
Davey: What is happening in Gaza is a genocide and Trump is doing nothing to stop it
Commenting on the eve of Trump's state visit, and following the UN's independent commission of inquiry finding that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
16 Sep 2025
Liberal Democrats call for UN summit to be relocated to Geneva if Trump blocks Palestinians from attending
Ed Davey and all Liberal Democrat MPs have written to Keir Starmer calling on him to push for next week’s UN Summit to be relocated to Geneva if President Trump continues to block Palestinian officials from attending.
16 Sep 2025
Lib Dems: Marie Caulfield defection proves Farage “not serious” about NHS
Responding to the news that ex-Conservative MP Marie Caulfield has defected to Reform, the Liberal Democrats have said this proves Farage is “not serious” about fixing our NHS.
16 Sep 2025
