Davey: Starmer can't fix cost of living crisis without dropping red lines on Europe
Responding to Keir Starmer’s ‘fresh direction’ speech, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey, said:
11 May 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Ed Davey calls on Labour leadership contenders to drop red lines on EU
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Labour leadership contenders Andy Burnham, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting to commit to dropping Labour's ‘red lines’ on Europe, to boost the economy and tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
10 May 2026
Lib Dems: Kemi Badenoch is at the "height of hypocrisy" over the Iran War
Responding to comments made by Kemi Badenoch on the Today programme, where she criticised Donald Trump’s lack of plan for his conflict in Iran and condemned the Government’s lack of a plan for defence, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokesperson Calum M
5 May 2026
Heatwave: Lib Dems call on Govt to open community ‘cool hubs’ for vulnerable people as temperatures soar
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to open up air conditioned public buildings as ‘cool hubs', to provide relief to vulnerable people during summer heatwaves, as millions suffer unbearable temperatures in inadequate housing.
10 Jul 2025
Rise in those impacted by two child benefit cap should “focus minds” to scrap it
Responding to the latest figures showing that an additional 300,000 children have been affected by the two child benefit cap since Labour took power, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Rise in long NHS waiting list delays “could have awful consequences for thousands of people”
Responding to the number of year-long elective waits rising for the second month in a row to 196,000 in May, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Farage needs to rule out Liz Truss joining Reform after recruiting “architect of economic disaster” Jake Berry
Following Jake Berry announcing that he will be defecting to Reform from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Ofcom letting Royal Mail “off the hook” by allowing reduction of second-class deliveries
Responding to Royal Mail being allowed to scrap second-class deliveries on Saturdays and reduce them throughout the week by Ofcom, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 Jul 2025
YouGov: majority of Brits back Lib Dem call for free-to-air Premier League games as party vows to table new law
YouGov polling shows 6 in 10 Brits back the Lib Dems’ call to broadcast at least 10 Premier League games a season on free-to-air channels, as the party pledges to bring the legislation back to Parliament. An overwhelming majority of 2024 Labour voters...
9 Jul 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems set out five principles for SEND reform
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the Government to ensure the reforms deliver for...
9 Jul 2025
Infected blood scandal report: Government must move at speed
Responding to the report into the timeliness of compensation for those affected by the infected blood scandal, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Jul 2025
Davey on Macron state visit: not securing full access to European rearmament fund would be a “colossal failure”
In a meeting with Emmanuel Macron as part of the French President’s state visit to the UK, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey urged Starmer and the President to work with European partners to ensure the UK’s access to the European rearmament fund “without..
8 Jul 2025