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
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
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
School uniforms costing families over £1bn a year as Lib Dems call for price cap to tackle “cost of learning crisis”
As families across the country prepare for a return to school from the Easter break, research reveals that Liberal Democrat calls for a price cap on branded school uniform items could save families around £300m each year – up to 5 times what the...
21 Apr 2025
Davey: Pope Francis’ passing is a profound loss
Responding to Pope Francis passing away, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Apr 2025
71-fold rise in 24-hour “trolley waits” with almost 50,000 last year as Lib Dems call for NHS ‘super-heads’ to save failing Trusts
Liberal Democrats are calling for NHS ‘super-heads’ to go into failing Trusts and bring them up to standard, as new FOI data reveals there were 49,000 trolley waits of 24-hours or longer last year. This is up 71-fold on 2019, with some patients waiting...
20 Apr 2025
Ed Davey's Easter message
In a message to celebrate Easter, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
19 Apr 2025
NASUWT Poll: "Figures are shocking, but should come as no surprise"
A poll by the NASUWT Teaching Union has found that nearly three in five (59%) teachers said they believe social media use has contributed to a deterioration in pupils’ behaviour in schools.
19 Apr 2025
"Pharmacy deserts" revealed with over 1,000 lost in less than a decade
The number of pharmacies in England and Wales has fallen by more than 1,000 since 2016 with some constituencies reduced to less than 10 pharmacies to service the entire area, research by the House of Commons Library commissioned by the Liberal Democrats..
18 Apr 2025
Pothole pandemic: 38% of Brits say they’ve had a run in with a pothole
As an estimated 19 million leisure journeys on UK roads take place this Easter weekend, a new poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats can reveal the true extent of the pothole pandemic — with 61% of Brits saying that roads are poorly maintained...
17 Apr 2025
Davey: Government must publish negotiating mandate for Trump trade deal
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the government to publish its negotiating mandate for a Trump trade deal, warning that the public has “been left completely in the dark.”
17 Apr 2025
7 in 10 say Government not doing enough to protect children online as Lib Dems launch campaign to end addictive screens
New polling indicates more than 80% of UK adults are concerned that social media platforms are causing a children’s public health crisis – as the Lib Dems launch a raft of new policies aimed at ending the addictive “doomscrolling” that plagues young...
16 Apr 2025