Ed Davey: Kemi Badenoch facing a “reckoning at the ballot box” as former Conservative voters rally behind Liberal Democrats
Commenting ahead of the local elections on Thursday, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Apr 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Burglaries and shoplifting "decriminalised" as most offences don’t result in a suspect being charged
The Liberal Democrats have warned that burglaries and shoplifting are being effectively “decriminalised,” after shocking figures uncovered by the party show how few of these offences resulted in a suspect being charged last year.
29 Apr 2025
Lib Dems call for Fly-Tipping Fighting Fund
The Government has announced that fly-tipping offenders could face up to five years in prison. This comes as a Liberal Democrat poll reveals that over half of UK adults have witnessed the blight of fly-tipping in their local area. Commenting, Liberal...
29 Apr 2025
"Stand shoulder to shoulder" with EU and Commonwealth in face of tariffs, say Lib Dems
Responding to Trump's tariffs coming into force today [Saturday 5th April], Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Calum Miller MP, said:
5 Apr 2025
Ed Davey: Starmer must defend Falklands from Trump's trade war.
Ed Davey has called on the Prime Minister to meet with the Falklands Governor, after President Trump announced tariffs of 41% on exports from the Falkland islands to the United States.
4 Apr 2025
Market turmoil on Trump tariffs: Chancellor urged to hold summit with pension funds
The Liberal Democrats have called on Rachel Reeves to hold an urgent summit with pension funds, banks and financial watchdogs to discuss the market turmoil since Trump’s tariffs and provide reassurance to British pensioners.
4 Apr 2025
PAC report on dentistry: dentistry is “broken” and the Govt have done “next to nothing” to fix it
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee stating that the Dental Recovery Plan has “comprehensively failed” and that the dental contract “remains unfit for purpose”, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
4 Apr 2025
Retaliatory tariffs: Government’s proposal is “too little, too late”
Responding to the Government saying that they have launched a four-week “request for input” from businesses on hitting the US with retaliatory tariffs, Liberal Democrat Trade spokesperson Clive Jones MP said:
3 Apr 2025
Lib Dems urge Government to launch a “Buy British” campaign to back businesses hit by Trump’s tariffs
The Liberal Democrats have called on the Government to launch a campaign urging people to “Buy British”, as part of a wider plan to boost businesses hit by the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
3 Apr 2025
Labour local election launch: Government has failed to deliver the change they promised
Commenting ahead of Labour’s local election launch, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
3 Apr 2025
Ed Davey on US tariffs: UK must stand firm with allies against Trump's attempts to “divide and rule”
Responding to Donald Trump’s announcement of new global tariffs including on UK exports to the US, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Apr 2025
Nuffield Trust and King’s Fund report: “awful but predictable” findings need to act as a “wake up call” for the Government
Responding to a Nuffield Trust and King’s Fund report that found that just one in five people are satisfied with the NHS, that rating having fallen by 39 percentage points since the pandemic, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen...
2 Apr 2025