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
Betting scandal: Sunak must personally intervene
Responding to the latest reports by the Sunday Times that the Conservatives Chief Data Officer has taken a leave of absence after being informed he is under investigation by the Gambling Commission, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
24 Jun 2024
Farage: Apologists for Putin should have no place in British politics
Responding to Nigel Farage's comment that the West provoked Putin to invade Ukraine, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
24 Jun 2024
Lib Dems announce emergency fund to open community ambulance stations and cut response times
The Liberal Democrats have today (Sunday 23rd June) pledged a £50 million-a-year emergency fund, to allow ambulance trusts to reverse closures of community ambulance stations and cancel planned closures.
24 Jun 2024
“Ten days to save the NHS”: 12 hour A&E waits rise 100-fold since 2019
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has declared that there are just “ten days to save the NHS” before polling day, as new figures reveal the number of people waiting 12 hours or more to be admitted to A&E has risen over 100-fold since 2019.
24 Jun 2024
Lib Dems set out plan to save chalk streams from “environmental disaster” as sewage dumping doubles
The Liberal Democrats have set out a plan to save Britain’s chalk streams from the “environmental disaster” caused by soaring levels of sewage dumping.
24 Jun 2024
BBC Question Time: Sunak has gone from ducking D-Day to blundering on betting
Responding to Rishi Sunak on BBC Question Time today, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson said:
21 Jun 2024
Interest rates: No end in sight for mortgage misery
Responding to Interest Rates being held at 5.25%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
21 Jun 2024
Surrey oil drilling decision: Victory for local people
Responding to the Supreme Court ruling Conservative run Surrey County Council should have taken into consideration the impact on the environment before approving a drilling site in the Surrey Hills, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Jun 2024
Lib Dems announce £750m dental rescue package to prevent “exodus of dentists” from NHS
The Liberal Democrats have today (Friday 21 June) announced a £750 million a year dental rescue plan to offer more appointments and free check-ups for children, in an effort to combat the growing crisis in NHS dentistry.
21 Jun 2024