Peerages: Ed Davey responds to appointment of Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed MBE and Dr Mark Pack
Two Liberal Democrat appointments to the House of Lords have been announced today.
20 Dec 2024
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Pension Credit: Ministers must urgently extend deadline before it's too late
Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions Spokesperson, Steve Darling MP, said:
20 Dec 2024
Interest rates: Liz Truss’s legacy still looms large but government must scrap jobs tax to turn economy around
Responding to interest rates remaining at 4.75%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Dec 2024
Kwarteng speech: Laughing about the turbulence is an insult to millions
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's Conservative Party Conference speech, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
3 Oct 2022
Conservative ministers slammed for holding 67 parties as British economy implodes
Having wiled the day away in complementary breakfasts, lunches and lounges, a typical minister could stagger their way from a CCHQ gala, to a reception with property developers, to a raucous drinks party in the aptly named “champagne room”.
3 Oct 2022
Departing Conservative ministers handed over £410,000 in redundancy pay
Former Conservative ministers are set to be handed more than £410,000 in redundancy payments, new analysis by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
3 Oct 2022
Davey: Kwasi Kwarteng must resign so botched Budget can be scrapped
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's refusal to resign this morning despite his U-turn over the 45p tax rate, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
3 Oct 2022
45p tax cut U-turn: Now scrap corporation tax cut and bankers bonuses too
Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng's U-turn on abolishing the 45p rate of tax, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
3 Oct 2022
Truss interview: Conservative MPs must vote down these tax cuts for big banks and billionaires
Responding to Liz Truss's BBC interview this morning, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
2 Oct 2022
Kwarteng champagne reception: We need an official inquiry into this now.
Responding to reports in the Sunday Times that Kwasi Kwarteng drank champagne with hedge-fund managers after his disastrous budget, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:
1 Oct 2022
OBR forecasts: Economy left “flying blind” for two months
Responding to Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng rejecting calls for an earlier OBR forecast on the budget today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
30 Sep 2022
Truss urged to hold mortgage lender summit in Number 10 as millions left in “anxious limbo”
The Liberal Democrats are urging the Prime Minister Liz Truss to host an emergency summit with mortgage lenders in Number 10 this weekend, instead of heading off to Conservative Party conference.
30 Sep 2022