Davey: Burnham is risking a repeat of the Winter Fuel Payment fiasco
Responding to Andy Burnham's speech at Labour Conference, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
29 Sep 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Lib Dems call for emergency COBRA meeting following RAF Fairford security breach
The Liberal Democrats have today called on the Government to convene a COBRA meeting, following the suspected bomb plot at RAF Fairford over the weekend. Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson, James MacCleary MP, said:
28 Sep 2026
Faith in courts must be restored as backlog hits record high
Responding to the backlog of crown court cases reaching new highs in England and Wales, Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Jess Brown-Fuller MP, said:
24 Sep 2026
Braverman defection: Farage recruits another ex-Tory with “selective amnesia”
Responding to Suella Braverman’s defection to Reform UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
26 Jan 2026
Lib Dems on Policing: promises by press release are well and good but Govt must deliver
Responding to the Government's announcement on police response times, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson said:
25 Jan 2026
Ed Davey calls for defence bonds to fund £20bn boost to military spending and reduce reliance on US
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to issue defence bonds, open to the public, to raise billions in investment to modernise Britain’s armed forces.
25 Jan 2026
Lib Dems beat Greens and Conservatives in Geoffrey Clifton-Brown’s backyard
The Liberal Democrats have won a seat from the Greens in a marginal Conservative constituency in the North Cotswolds.
23 Jan 2026
Starmer must summon the US ambassador over this insult to our brave troops
Responding to Trump's claim that Nato troops avoided the Afghanistan front line, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson James MacCleary MP said:
23 Jan 2026
Andrew Gwynne resignation: Country deserves so much better than this endless soap opera
Commenting after Andrew Gwynne has resigned, leading to a by-election in Gorton and Denton, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
22 Jan 2026
Corridor care: More hollow promises are an insult to patients
Responding to Wes Streeting's pledge to end corridor care, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
22 Jan 2026
Local election delays: change of law needed after "blatant stitch-up"
Responding to the Government's confirmation that local election delays will go ahead, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
22 Jan 2026
Lib Dems on Lords social media ban vote: "ball is now in the Government's court" to come forward with workable plan
Responding to the House Of Lords voting in favour of banning social media for under-16s, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, Children and Families Munira Wilson said:
21 Jan 2026