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
UK must stand with Canada and Europe in “united front” against Trump’s trade war
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a “united front” with Europe and Canada to stand up to Trump’s damaging trade war – as the UK fails to secure a carve-out from tariffs set to hit the British economy.
1 Apr 2025
Lib Dems secure £50m funding for vulnerable children’s support after months of Govt “dither and delay”
The Liberal Democrats have secured £50 million in renewed funding for therapeutic support for adopted children or those looked after by guardians, dragging Ministers “kicking and screaming” to renew the fund – with Starmer U-turning on last week’s PMQs...
1 Apr 2025
UK-US trade deal: Government cannot engage in a “double betrayal” of our farmers
There have been reports in the Times of a potential trade deal between the UK and US which would include the eliminating tariffs on US beef, chicken and pork. It comes as Conservative Leader Kemi Badenoch said today that chlorinated chicken or hormone...
1 Apr 2025
Trump trade war: PM must convene COBRA to coordinate response to tariffs
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Prime Minister to convene a COBRA meeting to discuss measures to mitigate the impact of Trump’s tariffs, today, including emergency support for the businesses set to be hardest hit.
1 Apr 2025
Number 10 admits UK to be hit by Trump tariffs: Government needs to “stand tall with our allies” and prepare retaliatory measures
Responding to Downing Street saying that they expect the UK to be hit by Trump’s tariffs on April 2nd, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
31 Mar 2025
Ed Davey launches local election campaign with bid to overtake Conservatives
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has declared a two horse race between his party and the Conservatives at the launch of his party’s local election campaign today in Henley-on-Thames, in the battleground county of Oxfordshire.
31 Mar 2025
Price cap rise: Majority of Brits think their energy bill is bad value for money
55% of Brits think that their energy bill is bad value for money, a poll commissioned by the Liberal Democrats has revealed. It comes as Ofgem’s energy price cap comes into force today [Tuesday 1st April], hitting households with a 6.4% increase in...
31 Mar 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems set to replace Badenoch’s “sneering” Conservatives as party of Middle England
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will launch his party’s local election campaign today in Oxfordshire with a vow to replace Kemi Badenoch’s “sneering” Conservatives as the “party of Middle England.”
30 Mar 2025
Disabled people locked out of accessing welfare impact assessment as Government fails to publish accessible versions
The Government has still not published accessible versions of the welfare Green Paper published ten days ago and subsequent impact assessment in which they outlined major cuts in support for those with disabilities, a Written Parliamentary Question by...
29 Mar 2025