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
Press Releases
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
Carers UK report: A wake up call for the govt
Commenting on the Carers UK report published today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
4 Sep 2025
Ed Davey responds to Rayner tax affairs
Responding to Angela Rayner’s statement on her tax affairs, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
3 Sep 2025
Badenoch should expel Truss from the Conservative party for calling for a Trump-style ‘revolution’
Responding to Liz Truss's interview with Sky News where she called for a Trump-style 'revolution' in the UK, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
3 Sep 2025
Lib Dems slam Reform council as “bad Vance tribute band” and call on Farage to expel leader as local journalists banned until they ‘apologise’
Responding to reporting that Reform council leader Mick Barton will keep local democracy reporters banned from reporting on the council until they ‘apologise’, Max Wilkinson MP, Liberal Democrat Culture, Media and Sport Spokesperson and former local journ
2 Sep 2025
Reform Journalist Ban: Lib Dems call for DCMS committee inquiry as Farage testifies in US on free speech
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee to launch an inquiry into Reform UK banning its councillors in Nottinghamshire from speaking to local media, as Nigel Farage visits the US tomorrow to testify before Congress on f
2 Sep 2025
Kemi Badenoch visit is a timely reminder for Scottish Conservatives to jump ship
Responding to Kemi Badenoch's visit to Scotland, Liberal Democrat Jamie Greene MSP, who defected from the Conservatives earlier this year, said:
1 Sep 2025
Starmer interview: Government “too scared of its own shadow” to deliver change country is crying out for
Responding to Keir Starmer’s interview on Radio 5 Live, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
1 Sep 2025
Lib Dems write to Badenoch telling her to “come clean” on allegations of made-up academic record
The Liberal Democrats have written to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calling on her to come clean over doubts reported in the Guardian over her claim that she was offered a place at the US University Stanford when she was just 16.
1 Sep 2025
Ed Davey tables motion to force release of Gaza legal advice and says ministers cannot turn “blind eye” to humanitarian crisis
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will table a Humble Address motion on the first day of Parliament [Monday 1 September] to force the Government to publish the legal advice it has received on breaches of international law in the Israel-Gaza war.
31 Aug 2025
