Davey: Israel-Gaza ceasefire must lead to a lasting peace and two-state solution
Responding to the Israel-Gaza ceasefire, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, said:
15 Jan 2025
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
PMQs: Davey urges PM to create visa route to attract high-skilled Americans fleeing Trump
At Prime Minister’s Questions today, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey urged the Prime Minister to create a new visa route so that highly-skilled Americans seeking to flee the Trump presidency can “bring their money and their skills” to the UK.
15 Jan 2025
Inflation: economy is “stuck in the mud”
Responding to inflation falling to 2.5%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
15 Jan 2025
COP28: The Conservative party has trashed the UK's standing on the world stage
Responding to the finalising of the COP28 agreement, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey MP said:
13 Dec 2023
GDP figures show economy stuck in "vicious cycle of decline"
Responding to the latest GDP figures showing the economy shrank by 0.3% in October, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Dec 2023
Earnings Stats: Govt must do more
New figures released this morning show a reduction in average earnings to 7.3% (excluding bonuses). Commenting on the statistics, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
13 Dec 2023
Over 3,700 Ministry of Defence security passes were lost or stolen in the last year
3,531 MoD passes were lost and another 285 stolen in the last 12 months
11 Dec 2023
Number of higher rate taxpayers set to double as stealth taxes bite
The number of higher rate taxpayers is set to double to a new record high of 7.5 million due to the government’s stealth taxes, analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
11 Dec 2023
Govt fails to tackle widening attainment gap
Commenting the Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
11 Dec 2023
£240m cost of Rwanda scheme could have funded over 5.7 million GP appointments instead
The Liberal Democrats have said it is “unforgivable” that the Conservative government has now wasted over £240m on the failed Rwanda deal, as analysis reveals this could have funded over 5.7 million GP appointments instead.
11 Dec 2023
Johnson at Covid Inquiry: A desperate attempt to 'rewrite history'
Responding to Boris Johnson telling the Covid inquiry that lockdown parties have been mis-remembered and reports about them are “absolutely absurd," Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Health & Social Care spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
11 Dec 2023
Sunak press conference: Desperate stuff from a lame-duck PM
Responding to Rishi Sunak's press conference on his Rwanda plan, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
7 Dec 2023