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
Ofwat on water bill rises: once again the regulator is proving itself unfit for purpose
Responding to comments by the Ofwat Chief Executive on the Today Programme this morning where he said that water bills will likely go up by more than initially expected, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
21 Nov 2024
John Prescott: his legacy will be remembered far into the future
Responding to the news of John Prescott passing away, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Nov 2024
Thames Water: we need to see an outright ban on exec bonuses whilst sewage scandal drags on
Responding to reporting that the regulator Ofwat is expected to say on Thursday a £195,000 bonus awarded to the boss of Thames Water should not be paid for by customers, Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Tim Farron MP said:
21 Nov 2024
Carers UK research: government needs to recognise the critical role carers play
Responding to Carers UK research putting the economic value of care provided by unpaid carers at £184 billion a year, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
21 Nov 2024
Dentists left in the dark as government fails to assess impact of NICs hikes
The Liberal Democrats have revealed that the government made no assessment of its recent tax hike on NHS dentists.
21 Nov 2024
Inflation rises: Economic vandalism of the Conservative party lives on
Responding to inflation rising to 2.3%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
20 Nov 2024
Ed Davey speech at farmers' rally in Westminster: This Labour government doesn’t understand rural communities
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has called on the Government to think again and scrap the “cruel” Family Farm Tax, in a speech to a rally of farmers in Westminster.
19 Nov 2024
Farmers hit by 20% real terms cut to subsidies as Lib Dems call on the government to scrap the ‘family farm tax’
Farming subsidies have fallen by 20% in real terms since 2015 - equivalent to the loss of £722 million in public funding for farmers.
19 Nov 2024
GDP: Real growth plan needed from Govt
Commenting on the latest GDP figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Nov 2024