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
Renters reform: Gove caves in to Conservative MPs as manifesto promise left in tatters
Responding to the reports in The Sun that a promised ban on no-fault evictions will no longer apply to all tenants in time for a general election, Liberal Democrat Housing Spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
2 Apr 2024
Lib Dems call on Government to block Thames Water bill rises
The party is calling for a Ministerial intervention to block the proposals which could see customer bills rise by at least 40%
2 Apr 2024
Travel chaos: 237,000 rush hour trains cancelled since 2019
A shocking 237,000 morning rush hour trains have faced cancellations since 2019, figures uncovered by the LiberalDemocrats have revealed.
2 Apr 2024
Thames Water: Broken firm needs to be taken into special administration
Responding to the news that Thames Water's shareholders will not be injecting the first £500 million of funding that was agreed last summer, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson and MP for Richmond Park Sarah Olney said:
2 Apr 2024
GDP stats: Rishi's recession confirmed
Responding to this morning's ONS figures confirming the UK economy did go into recession last year, Liberal DemocratTreasury spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
2 Apr 2024
Wessex Water sewage dumps into bathing water more than double in last year
Analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed a 105% increase in sewage discharges into bathing water by Wessex Water last year, with the number of hours sewage was spilling out more than tripling.
2 Apr 2024
Ed Davey warns Sunak facing sewage local elections backlash on campaign visit to Dorset
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey will today warn that Rishi Sunak is facing a “sewage backlash” at the ballot box in May’s local elections, on a visit to West Dorset as part of his campaign tour of the West Country.
27 Mar 2024
NHS satisfaction survey: Govt can't be trusted with NHS
Responding to the British Social Attitudes survey on NHS satisfaction, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperspon Daisy Cooper MP said:
27 Mar 2024
Lib Dems welcome motion passed by UN Security Council
Responding to the UN Security Council calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
26 Mar 2024