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
Royal College of Radiologists report: if Govt “doesn’t take its head out of the sand” patients will “pay the price”
Responding to two reports by the Royal College of Radiologists, which revealed that 9 in 10 cancer centre leaders reported delays to patients starting treatment, and 7 in 10 were concerned about staff shortages putting patient safety at risk, Liberal...
5 Jun 2025
Free school meals expansion: “victory” for campaigners and struggling families
The Government has finally listened to calls to expand free school meals to all children on universal credit, a longstanding Liberal Democrat policy.
4 Jun 2025
PMQs: Trump has “taken our lunch money” and is “coming back for more” as Lib Dems will force vote on Buy British today
Ed Davey challenged the Prime Minister at PMQs today over what it would take to stop Trump “messing the UK around” after the US President threatened further tariffs on steel within weeks, and has urged party leaders to back his party in a Buy British...
4 Jun 2025
Winter Fuel Payments U-turn: a “debacle” causing “needless misery” and the Chancellor should apologise
Responding to the Chancellor announcing that the changes to the Winter Fuel Payment thresholds will be in place for this winter with the new thresholds to be announced at the Spending Review, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
4 Jun 2025
Chancellor's transport announcement: Communities cannot be “led up the garden path again
Responding to the Chancellor's announcement of £15.6 billion of investment in transport systems for mayoral authorities, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
4 Jun 2025
Liberal Democrats call on Government to rule out cuts for frontline policing ahead of spending review
Sir Mark Rowley, the head of the Metropolitan Police has warned Keir Starmer there will be “far-reaching consequences” if the Government makes cuts to policing in the upcoming spending review.
3 Jun 2025
Govt needs to bite the bullet and put Thames Water into special administration
Commenting to the news that KKR has pulled out of plans to buy Thames Water, Liberal Democrat MP Charlie Maynard, who has previously appealed Thames Water's £3bn bailout said:
3 Jun 2025
Interim Water Commission: cleaning up water industry will “take more than a hose down”
Responding to Sir John Cunliffe’s interim water commission report, Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson, said:
3 Jun 2025
Cancer in the UK report: progress in fighting disease must be “celebrated” but “cannot become complacent”
Responding to the Cancer Research UK’s Cancer in the UK report, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
3 Jun 2025