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
Hospice crisis: Govt is "turning a blind eye" as the system spirals out of control
Responding to an NAO report which found hospices have been forced to cut back services for people who are dying due to multimillion-pound funding deficits, Liberal Democrat Care and Carers Spokesperson, Alison Bennett MP said:
29 Oct 2025
Lib Dems table EDM calling on Parliament to rebuke Sarah Pochin’s racist comments
The Liberal Democrats have tabled a censure motion, calling on Parliament to rebuke Sarah Pochin’s racist remarks and for Reform Leader Nigel Farage to withdraw the whip.
27 Oct 2025
Hadush Kebatu release: Lib Dems call for prison governor to step down if found responsible
Ahead of the inquiry following the wrongly released prisoner and David Lammy's statement in Parliament, Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford, and Spokesperson on Women and Equalities Marie Goldman said:
27 Oct 2025
Liberal Democrats call on Nigel Farage to act over Sarah Pochin’s racist comments
Responding to Sarah Pochin's remarks to Talk TV yesterday, where she complained that “adverts are full of Black people and Asian people”, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Max Wilkinson said:
26 Oct 2025
Hadush Kebatu captured: Chelmsford MP says unacceptable that constituents were put at risk, demands “rapid, national inquiry”
Responding to the news that Hadush Kebatu has been captured in London, Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford Marie Goldman said:
26 Oct 2025
Lib Dems: Conservatives sending in police “to clean up mess they left behind”
In response to the Conservatives’ announcement on deploying more police to violent “hot spots” if they return to power, Max Wilkinson, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson, said:
25 Oct 2025
Dick Taverne, The Lord Taverne KC
It is with great sadness that the family of Dick Taverne has announced his death at the age of 97.
25 Oct 2025
Lucy Powell election: “country doesn't have any time for internal party factions or feuds”
Responding to the news that Lucy Powell has been elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
25 Oct 2025
Statement from Marie Goldman MP on police manhunt in Chelmsford
Responding to news of an urgent police manhunt in Chelmsford for Hadush Kebatu, who was mistakenly released from prison, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chelmsford Marie Goldman said:
24 Oct 2025