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
Chadwick: Wales doesn’t need another Labour listening exercise. Wales needs action.
Ahead of the Prime Minister visiting Wales on Thursday, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Wales and MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe, David Chadwick said:
26 Aug 2026
Meta Settlement: Govt must act now to stop "another generation of children" exposed to addictive algorithms
Responding to the Meta settlement where in which they have agreed to pay up to $18bn to settle claims its platforms harm children, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education, Children and Families, said:
26 Aug 2026
Lib Dems would legally force police to attend every burglary - as every 3 minutes a burglary goes unsolved
Police forces in England and Wales fail to charge someone in 94% of burglary cases, according to analysis of Home Office figures by the Liberal Democrats. The Party has said it would push forward emergency legislation to legally bind police forces to atte
26 Aug 2026
Energy Price Cap: Burnham must ditch "continuity Starmerism"
Responding to the new energy price cap increase of 4%, set to take energy prices for millions of households to their highest levels in 3 years, Pippa Heylings MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Energy Security and Net Zero, said:
26 Aug 2026
Lib Dems: Burnham must explain Thames Water U-turn as bosses continue to rake in millions each year through bonuses and payrises
As Thames Water's creditors attempt to salvage the remains of the company, the Liberal Democrats have called on Andy Burnham to explain his U-turn on special administration. In June, the party pushed the new Prime Minister to recuse his new Chief of Staff
25 Aug 2026
Lib Dems to force vote on donation cap commission
Responding to reports by Politico that Burnham will not include a domestic cap on political donations when the elections bill return, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said:
21 Aug 2026
Lib Dems renew calls for a Premier League “free-to-air revolution” as new season kicks off
The Liberal Democrats have renewed their call for a free-to-air revolution in British sport, demanding that at least 10 Premier League matches a season be made available on free-to-air terrestrial channels.
21 Aug 2026
Andy Burnham needs to wake up and smell the landfill. New Mayoral powers won't cut it to tackle waste crime
Responding to the Government's announcement on Waste Crime, Tim Farron, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, said:
20 Aug 2026
Anti-growth Treasury needed a shake up but Govt must do more to protect economy from Trumpflation
Responding to Andy Burnham’s plans to put economic growth into No 10 North’s hands, while latest inflation figures show rise to 2.9%, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Aug 2026