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
Post Office Inquiry report “lays bare the horrific damage that this scandal has caused”
Responding to the publication of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry’s first report, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
8 Jul 2025
MPs to vote on making Premier League games free to air as Lib Dems demand paywall must be “torn down”
MPs are set to vote today [Tuesday 8th] on a Liberal Democrat amendment to make at least ten Premier League games available on free to air TV.
7 Jul 2025
Davey calls on PM to use Macron state visit to “show a united front” against Trump’s trade war
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on Keir Starmer to use French President Macron’s state visit today (8th July) to show a “united front” against Donald Trump’s damaging trade war.
7 Jul 2025
Ministers "sleepwalking into another crisis" over SEND just like Welfare Bill - Lib Dems
Responding to Stephen Morgan being unable to rule out support cuts for children with EHCPs during this morning's media round, Munira Wilson MP, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson, said:
7 Jul 2025
Baroness Maclean: Badenoch must confirm if she agrees with aide or apologise
Commenting after the Telegraph reported that Baroness Maclean told supporters the Conservative Party has ‘done the apologies', Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
6 Jul 2025
Phillipson on Kuenssberg: Govt must give families reassurance on SEND support
Responding to Bridget Phillipson on Laura Kuenssberg, where she repeatedly refused to answer questions over whether she will scrap guaranteed extra support for thousands of children with special needs, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson
6 Jul 2025
People waiting over a year for Access to Work support as Lib Dems call on Government to scrap “gutted” welfare legislation
Someone waited 393 days for a decision on their Access to Work application which offers support to help people into employment a Liberal Democrat Written Parliamentary Question reveals.
6 Jul 2025
McMurdock investigation: Reform must come clean about what they knew
Commenting after the Sunday Times' report, that James McMurdock is alleged to have borrowed tens of thousands of pounds under the government’s Bounce Back loans scheme during the Covid pandemic, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
5 Jul 2025
Lib Dem Bill passes in Commons - MP says animal welfare will be “transformed”, bill will end pet mutilation
Liberal Democrat MP Danny Chambers’ Private Members’ Bill has passed through the Commons today [Friday 4 July], with the Government backing the Bill. The vet MP said the move will “eradicate” dangerous puppy smuggling and end “serious public health...
4 Jul 2025