Davey on Starmer Gaza statement: increasingly clear Netanyahu's goal is ethnic cleansing
Responding to Keir Starmer's statement on Israel's plans to occupy Gaza, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
8 Aug 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Homeowners paying £1,000 a year more as mortgage rates fail to fall in line with interest rates
Lenders are treating mortgage holders as a “cash cow” the Liberal Democrats have said, after House of Commons Library research commissioned by the party revealed mortgage rates have fallen at a significantly slower rate than the fall in the Bank of Englan
7 Aug 2025
Rushanara Ali resigns: actions were “staggeringly irresponsible”
Responding to the news that Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali has resigned, a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
7 Aug 2025
Davey: New Govt must make repairing our broken relationship with Europe a priority
Responding to Keir Starmer’s meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
2 Oct 2024
Conservative leadership: To call this contest scraping the bottom of the barrel would be an insult to barrels
Responding to the speeches made by the four Conservative leadership candidates at their party’s conference today, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
2 Oct 2024
New poll shows 1 in 4 Brits have avoided calling an ambulance over fears it would take too long to arrive
One in four (25%) Brits who needed to visit A&E but did not call for an ambulance called for a taxi, one in five (18%) walked to A&E and 17% chose to stay at home rather than get the treatment they needed
1 Oct 2024
Truss: Conservative Leadership contenders must pledge to strip her of £115,000 allowance
Responding to Liz Truss’s appearance at Conservative Party Conference, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Energy price rise: “crushing blow” to pensioners worried about having to choose between heating and eating
Responding to the Ofgem energy price cap rise of 10% from £1,568 to £1,717 coming into effect today (1st October) as Winter Fuel Payments worth between £200 and £300 are being cut for the vast majority of pensioners Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson:
1 Oct 2024
Badenoch's maternity pay comment: Another example of Tory sleaze and scandal
After Kemi Badenoch's comments on maternity pay earlier today, Liberal Democrat Women and Equalities Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Conservative Leadership Race: Candidates have spent years defending the indefensible
Commenting after the four Conservative leadership candidates spoke with Trevor Phillips, ahead of the Conservative Party Conference, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Prison release error: Shocking news which needs “immediate action”
Responding to the news that 37 prisoners were incorrectly released under the early release scheme, Liberal DemocratJustice Spokesperson Josh Babarinde MP said:
1 Oct 2024
Lib Dems call for any fiscal rule changes to be used to build new hospitals amid under-threat projects
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Health Secretary ahead of his speech at Labour Conference today calling on the government to use any changes to the fiscal rules which are reported to be being made at the Budget to be used in the NHS.
1 Oct 2024