Davey: Give Ukraine a critical boost using frozen Russian assets
Commenting on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said:
23 Feb 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Nearly 270,000 shoplifting cases went unsolved last year
New Home Office figures reveal that in the year ending September 2024, 269,237 shoplifting cases were closed without a suspect being identified in England and Wales - a shocking 19% increase from the previous year.
21 Feb 2025
Youth Mobility Scheme: "victory for common sense"
Commenting on reporting that Starmer has put an UK-EU Youth Mobility Scheme on the table in his reset with Brussels, James MacCleary MP, Liberal Democrat Europe Spokeperson, said:
21 Feb 2025
Almost 900 unsolved burglaries on Christmas Day as 54,364 go unsolved in recent Decembers
Freedom of Information Act requests from the Liberal Democrats to all police forces in England and Wales have revealed 899 Christmas Day burglaries that have gone unsolved in the last three years.
30 Dec 2022
Christmas Day and New Year swims ruined by sewage dumps lasting thousands of hours
New analysis by the Liberal Democrats has found thousands of Brits will be swimming in lakes and beaches during the Christmas season which have had sewage dumped in.
30 Dec 2022
Britain’s ageing police fleet demonstrates chronic underinvestment in vital services
A Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats has revealed the true picture of Britain’s ageing police fleet. In a snapshot, data from 28 police forces across the country shows:
30 Dec 2022
Ed Davey's Christmas message for 2022
In his Christmas message for 2022, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP will say:
30 Dec 2022
Sunak must make ethics adviser truly independent
Responding to the appointment of a new ethics adviser by Rishi Sunak, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson Christine Jardine MP said:
22 Dec 2022
Rail fares: Kick in the teeth for commuters who are putting up with endless chaos
Responding to the Government announcing rail fares will rise by 5.9% in March, Liberal Democrat Transport spokesperson Wera Hobhouse:
22 Dec 2022
NHS crisis: 5.4 million patients wait more than 2 weeks to see their GP
The Liberal Democrats are calling for a new right for patients to see a GP within 7 days, as new figures reveal that 5.4 million people waited more than two weeks for an appointment last month.
22 Dec 2022
ONS revised figures: No more time for wake up calls
Responding to the ONS’ revised figures showing the UK economy shrank more than originally thought in the last three months, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said :
22 Dec 2022
Braverman admits failed asylum policy to cost £3.5bn
Responding to Suella Braverman confirming plans to house asylum seekers in cruise ships at the Lords Justice & Home Affairs Committee, and admitting that the cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels will rise to 3.5bn next year, Liberal Democrat Home Affairs Spokesperson Alistair Carmichael MP said:
21 Dec 2022