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{{redirect|Edward Davey|the architect and politician in St. John's, Newfoundland|Edward Henry Davey}}
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'''Sir Edward Jonathan Davey''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|FRSA}} (born 25 December 1965) is a British politician who
Davey was born in [[Mansfield]], Nottinghamshire. After both his parents died before he was 16, Davey was raised by his grandparents, and subsequently attended [[Nottingham High School]]. He then went on to study at [[Jesus College, Oxford]], and [[Birkbeck, University of London]]. He was an economics researcher and [[financial analyst]] before being elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]. Davey served as a [[Liberal Democrat frontbench team|Liberal Democrat spokesperson]] to [[Charles Kennedy]], [[Menzies Campbell]] and [[Nick Clegg]] from 2005 to 2010, in various portfolios including [[Department for Education and Skills (United Kingdom)|Education and Skills]], [[Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)|Trade and Industry]], and [[Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]].
In 2010, after the Liberal Democrats entered into a [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|coalition government]] with the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], Davey served as [[Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State]] for [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs]] from 2010 to 2012,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey MP |url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sir-edward-davey/188 |url-status=live |website=UK Parliament |access-date=14 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722062111/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/sir-edward-davey/188 |archive-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> and in [[David Cameron]]'s [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] as [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]] from 2012 to 2015, following [[Chris Huhne]]'s resignation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ed Davey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ed-davey |url-status=live |work=The Guardian |access-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710211015/https://www.theguardian.com/profile/ed-davey |archive-date=10 July 2017}}</ref> Davey focused on increasing competition in the energy market by removing [[barriers to entry]] for smaller companies, and streamlining the [[customer switching]] process.<ref>{{cite news |title=Davey vows faster energy switching |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24747183 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=31 October 2013 |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104093708/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24747183 |archive-date=4 January 2018}}</ref> He also approved the construction of [[Hinkley Point C nuclear power station]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New nuclear power plant approved |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21839684 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=10 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103155430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21839684 |archive-date=3 January 2018}}</ref> Davey did not investigate the details of the [[British Post Office scandal|Horizon Post Office scandal]] that had led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters. He was, however, the only Post Office minister to meet [[Alan Bates (subpostmaster)|Alan Bates]], the founder of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance.
He lost his seat in the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 general election]]
Davey stood in the [[2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election|2020 leadership election]], in which he defeated [[Layla Moran]] with 63.5% of the vote. In his leadership bid he said he would prioritise defeating the Conservatives and ruled out working with them following the [[2024 United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]]. Under Davey's leadership, the Liberal Democrats have made gains in local elections alongside [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]], with both parties making gains in the [[2024 United Kingdom local elections|2024 local elections]], where the Liberal Democrats finished second for the first time in a local election cycle since 2009.
==Early life and career==
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Edward Davey was born on 25 December 1965 in [[Mansfield]], Nottinghamshire.<ref>{{cite
Davey was in both the 90th Nottingham
In 1989, he became an economics researcher for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> principally to [[Alan Beith]],<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> the party's then-Treasury spokesman, whilst studying at [[Birkbeck College, London]],<ref name="GuardianUnlimited-EdwardDavey" /> for a [[master's degree]] (MSc) in economics.<ref name="LibDem-EdwardDavey" /> He was closely involved in the development of Liberal Democrat policies such as an additional penny on income tax to fund education, and [[central bank independence]], for the [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Davey, MP |url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |website=Birkbeck University of London |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713235241/http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/davey |url-status=live}}</ref> From 1993 to 1997, he worked in [[Economic forecasting|business forecasting]] and [[market analysis]] for [[management consultancy]] firm Omega Partners.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eddavey.org/about |title=About Ed Davey |date=26 July 2017 |work=Ed Davey MP |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044519/http://www.eddavey.org/about |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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In February 2003, Davey introduced the clause which repealed the prohibition of "promotion of homosexuality" under [[Section 28]] of the [[Local Government Act 1988]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmstand/a/st030213/am/30213s07.htm#end|title=House of Commons Standing Committee A (pt 7)|work=parliament.uk|access-date=31 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422212920/https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmstand/a/st030213/am/30213s07.htm#end|archive-date=22 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The legislation was repealed in March.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2837515.stm|title=Tories lose Section 28 vote|date=11 March 2003|access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427022152/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2837515.stm|archive-date=27 April 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> He was one of the contributors to ''[[The Orange Book]]'' (2004).<ref name="autogenerated1" />
In 2006, Davey was one of eight Liberal Democrat MPs, including [[Jeremy Browne]] and [[Mark Oaten]], who opposed a total ban on smoking in clubs and pubs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4714660.stm|title=In full: How MPs voted|date=14 February 2006|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507122335/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4714660.stm|archive-date=7 May 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> He called the ban "a bit too nanny state".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/687163.Smoking_ban_with_love/|title=Smoking ban with love|website=East London and West Essex Guardian Series|date=10 February 2006 |access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041533/http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/687163.Smoking_ban_with_love/|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/694973.Pubs_____We___ll_cope_with_smoke_ban___/|title=Pubs: 'We'll cope with smoke ban'|website=Watford Observer|date=24 February 2006 |access-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815025043/http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/694973.Pubs_____We___ll_cope_with_smoke_ban___/|archive-date=15 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
In an article for the ''[[Financial Times]]'' in 2007, Davey and [[London School of Economics|LSE]] economist [[Tim Leunig]] proposed a new system of community land auctions through [[First-price sealed-bid auction|sealed bids]] with a new tax, to take place before the land was given [[Planning permission in the United Kingdom|planning permission]]. They suggested that councils could take in tax the difference between the land owner's [[asking price]] and the highest bidder's offer, claiming this would stimulate [[Home construction|development]] and the revenue then used to lower other taxation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davey |first1=Edward |last2=Leunig |first2=Tim |date=24 July 2007 |title=Auction land to ease the housing crisis |url=https://www.ft.com/content/516ecf08-3a0f-11dc-9d73-0000779fd2ac |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040936/https://www.ft.com/content/516ecf08-3a0f-11dc-9d73-0000779fd2ac |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017 |website=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Ricketts |first=Simon |others=Field, Duncan. |title=Localism and planning |publisher=Bloomsbury Professional |date=2012 |location=Haywards Heath |isbn=9781847669452 |oclc=769473127}}</ref>
===Lib Dem spokesperson===
[[File:Ed Davey 01.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Davey in 2008|left]]
Following Davey's election to parliament in 1997, he was appointed as the Lib Dem's spokesman on [[HM Treasury|Treasury Affairs]]. He added the post of [[Whip (politics)|whip]] in 1998, and as the spokesman on London from 2000.
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===Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business (2010–2012)===
[[File:Edward Davey (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Davey's portrait as Minister for Employment Relations, circa 2012]]
Following the [[Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement]], after the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], Davey was appointed [[Parliamentary Under Secretary of State]] in the [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]]<ref>[http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government-business/government-ministers-responsibilities.aspx Government ministers and responsibilities] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110121054/http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/government-business/government-ministers-responsibilities.aspx |date=10 November 2010}} Cabinet Office</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8675705.stm |title=Cameron's government: A guide to who's who|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024181610/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8675705.stm |archivedate=24 October 2021 |work=BBC News |date=30 May 2010}}</ref> with responsibility for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs.<ref>[http://www.bis.gov.uk/ministers/edward-davey Edward Davey] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619080603/http://www.bis.gov.uk/ministers/edward-davey |date=19 June 2010}} Department for Business, Innovation and Skills</ref><ref>[http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2010/05/20/55645/ed-davey-is-new-employment-minister.html Ed Davey is new employment minister] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524075619/http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2010/05/20/55645/ed-davey-is-new-employment-minister.html |date=24 May 2010}} Personnel Today, 20 May 2010</ref> In addition, he was appointed as the [[Minister of State for Trade Policy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-responsibilities-announced-at-the-department-for-business-innovation-and-skills--2|title=Ministerial responsibilities announced at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180151/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ministerial-responsibilities-announced-at-the-department-for-business-innovation-and-skills--2|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-secretary-welcomes-free-trade-agreement-signature|title=Business Secretary welcomes Free Trade Agreement signature|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180332/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-secretary-welcomes-free-trade-agreement-signature|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmbis/735/11031002.htm|title=House of Commons – Business, Innovation and Skills Committee – Minutes of Evidence|last=Commons|first=The Committee Office, House of|website=publications.parliament.uk|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503111708/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmbis/735/11031002.htm|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> As a [[Parliamentary Under Secretary]], Davey led the establishment of an unofficial 'like-minded group for growth' [[ginger group]] within the [[European Union]], convening several economically liberal European governments behind an agenda of [[deregulation]], [[free trade]], [[liberalisation]] of [[Public service|services]] and a [[digital single market]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jan/02/tory-eurosceptics-lib-dems-europe|title=Coalition MPs in bid to find common agenda on European policy|last=Wintour|first=Patrick|date=2 January 2012|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 November 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201132121/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/jan/02/tory-eurosceptics-lib-dems-europe|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2013/05/eurosceptic-tories-are-damaging-national-interest-and-their-chances-winnin|title=Eurosceptic Tories are damaging the national interest – and their chances of winning the next election|website=www.newstatesman.com|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233357/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/politics/2013/05/eurosceptic-tories-are-damaging-national-interest-and-their-chances-winnin|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/likeminded-european-ministers-meet-to-talk-about-growth|title=Likeminded European Ministers meet to talk about growth|website=www.gov.uk|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032523/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/likeminded-european-ministers-meet-to-talk-about-growth|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite book|title=The coalition effect, 2010–2015|others=Seldon, Anthony,, Finn, Mike|isbn=9781139946551|location=Cambridge|oclc=906945736|last1 = Seldon|first1 = Anthony|last2=Finn|first2=Mike|year=2015}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> He was involved in the provisional application phase of the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and South Korea.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-korea/eu-south-korea-trade-pact-to-boost-local-firms-minister-idUKTRE75T63E20110630|title=EU – South Korea trade pact to boost local firms – minister|last=Croft|first=Adrian|work=U.K.|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503113059/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-korea/eu-south-korea-trade-pact-to-boost-local-firms-minister-idUKTRE75T63E20110630|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmgeneral/deleg3/120117/120117s01.htm|title=House of Commons General Committee : Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement) Order 2011 (17 January 2012)|website=publications.parliament.uk|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112417/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmgeneral/deleg3/120117/120117s01.htm|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2010/355/pdfs/ukia_20100355_en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112001/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2010/355/pdfs/ukia_20100355_en.pdf |archive-date=3 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2011, he faced protests by [[postal worker]]s in his Kingston and Surbiton constituency for his role in the privatisation of [[Royal Mail]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/postal-workers-to-protest-against-privatisation-2190828.html|title=Postal workers to protest against privatisation|date=21 January 2011|work=The Independent|access-date=26 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040111/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/postal-workers-to-protest-against-privatisation-2190828.html|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2011, Davey announced several reforms to the [[labour market]], mainly aimed at improving [[labour market flexibility]]. These reforms included cuts to [[red tape]] and easing dismissal laws, and were accompanied by reviews from the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]] into compensation payments and the [[TUPE]]. Davey also announced that the government would abolish the default retirement age.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2011/may/11/unions-attack-plans-to-reform-employment-laws|title=Unions attack plans to reform employment laws|
As Minister for Postal Affairs, Davey did not investigate the details of the [[British Post Office scandal|Horizon Post Office scandal]] that had led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of sub-postmasters. He was, however, the only Post Office minister to meet [[Alan Bates (subpostmaster)|Alan Bates]], the founder of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance, with this meeting taking place in October 2010.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/08/ed-davey-accuses-post-office-of-conspiracy-of-lies-as-he-defends-role-in-scandal|title=Ed Davey attacks Post Office 'conspiracy of lies' as he defends role in scandal|first=Pippa|last=Crerar|date=8 January 2024|
===Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2012–2015)===
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On 3 February 2012, following the resignation of [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]] [[Chris Huhne]], Davey was appointed [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]], and appointed to the [[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Council]] on 8 February.<ref>Court Circular for 8 February 2012.</ref> As Secretary of State Davey also became a member of the [[National Security Council (United Kingdom)|National Security Council]]. In late 2012, the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' published an article questioning Davey's loyalty to Clegg. Responding in an interview, Davey rejected the claims of the article, saying instead he thought Clegg was "the best leader" the Liberal Democrats had ever had and that he personally was a member of Clegg's "[[Praetorian Guard]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/ed-davey-denies-he-is-after-cleggs-job|title=Ed Davey denies he is after Clegg's job|last=Rigby|first=Jennifer|date=23 September 2012|work=Channel 4 News|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080943/https://www.channel4.com/news/ed-davey-denies-he-is-after-cleggs-job|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2013, Davey set up the Green Growth Group, bringing together environmental and climate ministers from across the [[European Union]] in an effort to promote growth, investment in renewable and [[nuclear power|nuclear energy]], liberalisation of the European energy market, a global [[carbon market]], trade in energy, [[Carbon capture and storage|carbon capture]] technology, [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]], and competition.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite book|title=Rescuing EU emissions trading: the climate policy flagship|last=Wettestad|first=Jørgen|others=Jevnaker, Torbjørg|isbn=9781137566744|location=London|oclc=950884581|date = 25 May 2016}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite book|title=Energy transformation : an opportunity for Europe|last=Claude|first=Turmes|others=Zeitoun, Jérémie|isbn=9781785902574|location=London|oclc=996422652|year = 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/green-growth-group-ministers-statement-on-2030-energy-climate-policy-framework|title=Green Growth Group Ministers' statement – next steps on the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework – GOV.UK|website=GOV.UK|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071758/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/green-growth-group-ministers-statement-on-2030-energy-climate-policy-framework|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>https://www.ippr.org/files/images/media/files/event/2014/02/speech-Davey-as-delivered_140213.pdf {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719233245/https://www.ippr.org/files/images/media/files/event/2014/02/speech-Davey-as-delivered_140213.pdf |date=19 July 2018}} Page 3</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/edward-davey-speech-ambitious-and-flexible-europes-2030-framework-for-emissions-reduction|title=Edward Davey speech: Ambitious and Flexible – Europe's 2030 Framework for Emissions Reduction – GOV.UK|website=GOV.UK|date=18 June 2013 |access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123639/https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/edward-davey-speech-ambitious-and-flexible-europes-2030-framework-for-emissions-reduction|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Domestically, Davey focused on increasing competition in the energy market by removing [[barriers to entry]] for smaller companies, and streamlining the [[customer switching]] process, declaring in 2013 that "competition works".<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/opening-up-the-energy-markets-speech-to-energy-uk|title=Opening up the energy markets; speech to Energy UK – GOV.UK|website=GOV.UK|date=12 November 2013 |access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210071909/https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/opening-up-the-energy-markets-speech-to-energy-uk|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24747183|title=Davey vows faster energy switching|date=31 October 2013|work=BBC News|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104093708/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24747183|archive-date=4 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Abroad, Davey promoted investment in the British energy sector by foreign companies from countries such as [[Japan]], [[South Korea]], and [[China]], making significant diplomatic trips to the latter two countries in order to highlight investment opportunities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24511829|title='Massive' energy investment expected|date=13 October 2013|work=BBC News|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009043951/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24511829|archive-date=9 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/davey-woos-china-over-nuclear-plants-x5gcbvldkbq|title=Davey woos China over nuclear plants|last=Fortson|first=Danny|date=8 September 2013|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=2 May 2018|issn=0956-1382|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112152/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/davey-woos-china-over-nuclear-plants-x5gcbvldkbq|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/5521ad70-23a4-11e3-98a1-00144feab7de|title=Davey looks to drum up Chinese investment into Britain's future power|work=Financial Times|date=22 September 2013|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503113124/https://www.ft.com/content/5521ad70-23a4-11e3-98a1-00144feab7de|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-minister-visits-korea-for-the-green-partnership-with-korea|title=UK Minister Visits Korea for Green Partnership with Korea|work=GOV.UK|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503111420/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-minister-visits-korea-for-the-green-partnership-with-korea|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
In October 2013, during a BBC ''[[Newsnight]]'' segment on energy bills, Davey was asked by BBC presenter [[Jeremy Paxman]] whether or not he wore a [[Sweater|jumper]] (to stay warm) at home, to which Davey replied that he did but stressed that competition and energy efficiency were the solutions to lowering energy bills. The following day, various media outlets reported that Davey had advised for people to wear jumpers at home to save on energy bills, although he had not. The controversy then spread when Prime Minister [[David Cameron]]'s official spokesman told a reporter that people may wish to "consider" advice by charities to wrap up warmly, leading to media outlets reporting that [[10 Downing Street|Number 10]] was also suggesting wearing jumpers to cut energy bills, with the supposed suggestion being seized upon by the opposition Labour Party. Number 10 later issued a statement rebutting the media reports.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mason |first=Chris |title=Jumpergate – the story that wasn't |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24586951 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=18 October 2013 |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027134402/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24586951 |archive-date=27 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/energy-bills-jumpergate-is-unravelling-10431031|title=Energy Bills: Jumpergate Is Unravelling|publisher=Sky News|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143705/https://news.sky.com/story/energy-bills-jumpergate-is-unravelling-10431031|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/westminster-diary-w9h0wvnm22c|title=Westminster Diary|last=Trenenan|first=Ann|date=19 October 2013|work=The Times|access-date=13 February 2018|issn=0140-0460|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143703/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/westminster-diary-w9h0wvnm22c|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10/18/downing-street-jumpers-energy-bills_n_4121009.html|title=No. 10 Solves Energy Bill Crisis With Jumper Idea|date=18 October 2013|work=HuffPost UK|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215204016/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/10/18/downing-street-jumpers-energy-bills_n_4121009.html|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/household-bills/10388368/Downing-Street-People-faced-with-rising-energy-bills-should-consider-wearing-jumpers.html|title=Downing Street: People faced with rising energy bills should consider wearing jumpers|last=Swinford|first=Steven|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=18 October 2013|access-date=13 February 2018|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083729/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/household-bills/10388368/Downing-Street-People-faced-with-rising-energy-bills-should-consider-wearing-jumpers.html|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cut-energy-bills-putting-jumper-2468049|title=Unravelling: David Cameron left sweating as voters hit out at 'put a jumper on' energy advice|last=Hiscott|first=Graham|date=18 October 2013|work=mirror|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143619/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cut-energy-bills-putting-jumper-2468049|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.channel4.com/news/government-offers-woolly-advice-in-energy-row|title=Government offers woolly advice in energy row|work=Channel 4 News|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083831/https://www.channel4.com/news/government-offers-woolly-advice-in-energy-row|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-macintyres-sketch-rejoice-we-ve-surrendered-our-power-to-france-and-china-8895290.html|title=Donald Macintyre's Sketch: Rejoice! We've surrendered our power to|date=21 October 2013|work=The Independent|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215085211/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/donald-macintyres-sketch-rejoice-we-ve-surrendered-our-power-to-france-and-china-8895290.html|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2014, Davey called for the [[G7]] to begin reduction of dependency on [[Russia in the European energy sector|Russian energy]] following the [[Revolution of Dignity]] and commencement of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/10778864/Ed-Davey-Russia-holding-world-to-ransom-over-energy.html|title=Ed Davey: Russia holding world to ransom over energy|last=Collins|first=Nick|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=22 April 2014|access-date=14 February 2018|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083730/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/10778864/Ed-Davey-Russia-holding-world-to-ransom-over-energy.html|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Davey argued the benefits of investment in [[Wind farm|onshore wind]] energy from companies such as [[Siemens]] was a key part of the push to reduce dependence on Russian energy,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/25/offshore-windfarms-vital-tensions-russia-ed-davey|title=Offshore windfarms vital amid tensions with Russia, says energy secretary|last=Macalister|first=Terry|date=25 March 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143656/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/25/offshore-windfarms-vital-tensions-russia-ed-davey|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> while "more diversified supplies of gas" including [[Shale gas in the United States|from the US]] and domestic [[shale gas]] would also help.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-russia-energy/uk-says-world-needs-to-cut-dependence-on-russian-gas-calls-for-g7-action-idUSL6N0NE23S20140422|title=UK says world needs to cut dependence on Russian gas, calls for G7...|date=22 April 2014|publisher=Reuters|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143552/https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-russia-energy/uk-says-world-needs-to-cut-dependence-on-russian-gas-calls-for-g7-action-idUSL6N0NE23S20140422|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2014 at a meeting in Rome, G7 energy ministers including Davey agreed formally to a process for reducing dependency on Russian energy; "[[Vladimir Putin|Putin]] has crossed a line", Davey declared.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-g7-russia-energy/g7-to-begin-reducing-russian-energy-dependency-ed-davey-idUKKBN0DM0WG20140506|title=G7 to begin reducing Russian energy dependency – Ed Davey|date=6 May 2014|publisher=Reuters|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083932/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-g7-russia-energy/g7-to-begin-reducing-russian-energy-dependency-ed-davey-idUKKBN0DM0WG20140506|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Parliamentary career (2017–present)==
===2015 general election===
[[File:Official portrait of Sir Edward Davey (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Official portrait, 2017]]
At the 2015 general election, Davey was defeated by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate [[James Berry (barrister)|James Berry]] by 2,834 votes after the Liberal Democrat vote fell by over 15% in Kingston and Surbiton. This made him the first cabinet minister to lose their seat since [[Michael Portillo]] in [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]].<ref>{{cite news |
At the end of 2015, he accepted a [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] for 'political and public service' which was announced in the [[2016 New Year Honours|2016 New Years Honours List]].<ref name=LG301215/>
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He is the Chair of the All-Party Britain-Republic of Korea [[All-party parliamentary group|Parliamentary Group]] (APPG).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/170928/korea.htm|title=House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 28 September 2017: Korea|last=Commons|first=The Committee Office, House of|website=publications.parliament.uk|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112701/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/170928/korea.htm|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He is also the Chair of the APPG on Charity Retail, the Vice Chair of the APPG for the [[Ahmadiyya]] Muslim Community, and the Vice Chair of the APPG on Land Value Capture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/180131/charity-retail.htm|title=House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 31 January 2018: Charity Retail|last=Commons|first=The Committee Office, House of|website=publications.parliament.uk|access-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024721/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/180131/charity-retail.htm|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/180606/ahmadiyya-muslim-community.htm|title=House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 6 June 2018: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community|last=Commons|first=The Committee Office, House of|website=publications.parliament.uk|access-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024750/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/180606/ahmadiyya-muslim-community.htm|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/180606/land-value-capture.htm|title=House of Commons – Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 6 June 2018: Land Value Capture|last=Commons|first=The Committee Office, House of|website=publications.parliament.uk|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024801/https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/180606/land-value-capture.htm|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Leader of the Liberal Democrats (2019–present)==
===2019 leadership bid===
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[[File:Ed Davey (2020) for leader logo.png|thumb|Davey's leadership bid logo|left]]
In June 2020, whilst acting leader, Davey launched his bid to become leader saying that his "experience as a carer can help rebuild Britain after coronavirus".<ref name="ed">{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Peter |title=Ed Davey: my experience as a carer can help rebuild Britain after coronavirus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/04/ed-davey-my-experience-as-a-carer-can-help-rebuild-britain-after-coronavirus |url-status=live |work=The Guardian |date=4 June 2020 |access-date=4 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604075559/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/04/ed-davey-my-experience-as-a-carer-can-help-rebuild-britain-after-coronavirus |archive-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> He proposed the establishment of a [[basic income]] to support carers, and said that the Liberal Democrats should be "the party of social care".<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Davey launches Liberal Democrat leadership bid|url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/06/04/davey-launches-liberal-democrat-leadership-bid/|date=4 June 2020|access-date=4 June 2020|website=Shropshire Star|archive-date=4 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604090902/https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2020/06/04/davey-launches-liberal-democrat-leadership-bid/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="stone endorsement">{{cite web|date=4 June 2020|title=Ed Davey pledges citizen's basic income for carers as he launches Lib Dem leadership campaign|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-davey-lib-dem-leadership-policies-citizens-basic-income-carers-a9549211.html|last=Woodcock|first=Andrew|access-date=24 June 2020|website=The Independent|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621190419/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-davey-lib-dem-leadership-policies-citizens-basic-income-carers-a9549211.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Davey ruled out a formal electoral agreement with the Labour Party, but said that he would prioritise defeating the Conservatives, and ruled out working with the Conservatives following the next election.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Read|first=Jonathon|date=13 July 2020|title=Ed Davey says he is 'anti-Conservative' and will work with Keir Starmer to oust Boris Johnson|url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ed-davey-on-keir-starmer-and-boris-johnson-1-6742995|access-date=26 July 2020|website=The New European|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726104417/https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ed-davey-on-keir-starmer-and-boris-johnson-1-6742995|url-status=live}}</ref> He proposed a plan to reduce [[carbon emissions]] from domestic flights to zero by 2030 through investment in research and technology.<ref>{{cite web|date=19 July 2020|title=Lib Dems' Ed Davey calls for zero carbon domestic flights by 2030|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/ed-davey-zero-carbon-domestic-flights-2030-557379|access-date=26 July 2020|website=inews.co.uk|archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726113120/https://inews.co.uk/news/ed-davey-zero-carbon-domestic-flights-2030-557379|url-status=live}}</ref> In a hustings event with Welsh members, he said that the [[2021 Senedd election]] was a priority and he expected success for the Liberal Democrats.<ref name=":6" />
Davey was one of two candidates running for leader in the Liberal Democrats leadership election, competing with [[Layla Moran]]. One recurring theme of the leadership campaign was Davey's record in the Cameron-Clegg coalition government, and the policies that government had enacted. Moran is considered to be more left-wing than Davey and representing a break from the coalition years.<ref>{{cite web|last=Read|first=Jonathon|title=POLL: Who gets your backing in the Lib Dem leadership election?|url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ed-davey-or-layla-moran-which-lib-dem-gets-your-vote-1-6764865|access-date=15 August 2020|website=The New European|date=27 July 2020|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809084821/https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ed-davey-or-layla-moran-which-lib-dem-gets-your-vote-1-6764865|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="turning left">{{cite web|title=Layla Moran on turning left and whether the Lib Dems should go into coalition again|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2020/07/layla-moran-turning-left-and-whether-lib-dems-should-go-coalition-again|access-date=26 July 2020|website=[[New Statesman]]|date=10 July 2020 |archive-date=26 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726084925/https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2020/07/layla-moran-turning-left-and-whether-lib-dems-should-go-coalition-again|url-status=live}}</ref> Alongside Clegg and many of the Liberal Democrats who served in the governing Conservative-Lib Dem coalition of 2010–2015, Davey is associated with the party's right-wing [[The Orange Book|Orange Booker]] branch. The record of the coalition, which caused a decline in popularity of the Liberal Democrats after 2015, has been defended by Davey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Was Ed Davey 'a bit right-wing' for a Tory coalition partner?|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/was-ed-davey-a-bit-right-wing-for-a-tory-coalition-partner-|date=4 July 2020|author=Steerpike|website=The Spectator|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805163205/https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/was-ed-davey-a-bit-right-wing-for-a-tory-coalition-partner-|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 27 August, Davey won the leadership election with 42,756 votes, which translated to 63.5% of total votes. In his victory speech, Davey said that the Liberal Democrats must "wake up and smell the coffee" and "start listening" to ordinary people and those who "don't believe we share their values". He also stressed his experience in the coalition government, and his commitments to tackle [[climate change]]. Moran later congratulated Davey on [[Twitter]], saying "I look forward to working with him to campaign for a better future for Britain."<ref name="GuardianResult">{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Heather|date=27 August 2020|title=Ed Davey elected Liberal Democrat leader|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/27/ed-davey-elected-liberal-democrat-leader|access-date=27 August 2020|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827115727/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/27/ed-davey-elected-liberal-democrat-leader|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBCresult">{{cite news|title=Sir Ed Davey wins Liberal Democrats leadership election|date=27 August 2020|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53933470|access-date=27 August 2020|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827104202/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53933470|url-status=live}}</ref>
Under Davey's leadership, the Liberal Democrats have made gains in local elections alongside Labour, with both parties making gains in the 2023 local elections and made further gains in the 2024 local elections, where the Liberal Democrats finished second for the first time in a local election cycle since [[2009 United Kingdom local elections|2009]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Britain's Conservatives trounced in local elections as Labour makes gains |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/4/britains-conservatives-trounced-in-local |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |archive-date=16 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516100659/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/4/britains-conservatives-trounced-in-local |url-status=live }}</ref>
==== 2024 general election campaign stunts and seat victories ====
Davey led his party in the [[2024 general election (UK)|2024 general election]], and was noted, with praise and criticism, for his campaign stunts.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2024 |title=Lib Dems aim to grab attention with campaign stunts |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c844p844eqxo |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=BBC News |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615124843/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c844p844eqxo |url-status=live }}</ref> When visiting [[Windermere]], Davey fell off his [[Paddleboarding|paddleboard]], whilst campaigning to highlight the political issue of [[sewage discharge in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rawlinson |first=Kevin |date=28 May 2024 |title=Stunts, sewage and serious messaging: Lib Dems hope to capitalise on outrage at water pollution |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/28/stunts-sewage-and-serious-messaging-lib-dems-hope-to-capitalise-on-outrage-at-water-pollution |access-date=1 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=15 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615124843/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/28/stunts-sewage-and-serious-messaging-lib-dems-hope-to-capitalise-on-outrage-at-water-pollution |url-status=live }}</ref> A couple of days later, Davey won high-profile media attention when going down a [[Slip 'N Slide]], whilst drawing attention to deteriorating [[Mental health in the United Kingdom#Children and adolescents|mental health among children]]. When visiting [[Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastbourne]], Davey did a bungee jump, asking people to "take the plunge" and vote Liberal Democrat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-01 |title=Lib Dems plunge head first into final week of campaign |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp6871w1lzko |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB |archive-date=3 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703010919/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp6871w1lzko |url-status=live }}</ref> When asked about these stunts, Davey said: "Politicians need to take the concerns and interests of voters seriously but I'm not sure they need to take themselves seriously all the time and I'm quite happy to have some fun".<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ed-davey-stunt-lib-dems-election-b2554371.html |title=Ed Davey rides rubber ring on waterslide as Lib Dems campaign about
On 10 June 2024, Davey launched the Liberal Democrat [[manifesto]], titled ''[[For a Fair Deal]]'', in London.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=General Election 2024: A quick take on the Lib Dem's manifesto |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce44z03r3e3o |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=BBC News }}</ref> He stressed that the Lib Dems are a "pro-European party"; the manifesto includes a promise for the UK to rejoin the [[European single market]].<ref>{{cite web |date=10 June 2024 |title=Ed Davey says Lib Dems would fight for UK to rejoin EU and one day overturn Brexit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-davey-lib-dem-general-election-eu-b2559865.html |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=The Independent |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610144025/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ed-davey-lib-dem-general-election-eu-b2559865.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Midway through the campaign, opinion pollsters [[YouGov]] found that 35% of Liberal Democrat voters did not recognise a photograph of Davey.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49836-one-in-three-lib-dem-voters-dont-recognise-ed-davey |title=One in three Lib Dem voters don't recognise Ed Davey |website=YouGov |date=2024-06-22 |access-date=2024-06-22 |archive-date=1 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701154635/https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49836-one-in-three-lib-dem-voters-dont-recognise-ed-davey |url-status=live }}</ref> Amid the [[2024 United Kingdom general election betting scandal|general election betting scandal]], Davey, whilst admitting that he had previously bet on the outcome of elections, called for a review of gambling laws.<ref name="h771">{{cite web |last=Whannel |first=Kate |date=2024-06-26 |title=Ed Davey calls for gambling law review after election bet row |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjll6dg48xno |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=BBC News |archive-date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626133722/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjll6dg48xno |url-status=live }}</ref>
▲Davey was noted, with praise and criticism, for his campaign stunts.<ref>{{cite web |date=31 May 2024 |title=Lib Dems aim to grab attention with campaign stunts |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c844p844eqxo |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=BBC News }}</ref> When visiting [[Windermere]], Davey fell off his [[Paddleboarding|paddleboard]], whilst campaigning to highlight the political issue of [[sewage discharge in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Rawlinson |first=Kevin |date=28 May 2024 |title=Stunts, sewage and serious messaging: Lib Dems hope to capitalise on outrage at water pollution |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/28/stunts-sewage-and-serious-messaging-lib-dems-hope-to-capitalise-on-outrage-at-water-pollution |access-date=1 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> A couple of days later, Davey won high-profile media attention when going down a [[Slip 'N Slide]], whilst drawing attention to deteriorating [[Mental health in the United Kingdom#Children and adolescents|mental health among children]]. When visiting [[Eastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)|Eastbourne]], Davey did a bungee jump, asking people to "take the plunge" and vote Liberal Democrat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-01 |title=Lib Dems plunge head first into final week of campaign |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp6871w1lzko |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> When asked about these stunts, Davey said: "Politicians need to take the concerns and interests of voters seriously but I'm not sure they need to take themselves seriously all the time and I'm quite happy to have some fun".<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ed-davey-stunt-lib-dems-election-b2554371.html |title=Ed Davey rides rubber ring on waterslide as Lib Dems campaign about children’s mental health |date=31 May 2024 |last=Patrick |first=Holly |access-date=1 June 2024 |via=www.independent.co.uk}}</ref>
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Davey also describes himself as a "strong free-trader", rejecting reciprocity in trade tariffs as "the classic protectionist argument". He believes Britain should be open to foreign investment, except for investment tainted by "smells that you have from Putin."<ref name=":1" /> He dismisses worries over foreign ownership and investment in the British economy such as that of French and [[Chinese companies]]' involvement in the British energy market.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-21/u-k-s-davey-rebuffs-fears-on-chinese-nuclear-investment|title=U.K.'s Davey Rebuffs Fears on Chinese Nuclear Investment|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503215801/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-21/u-k-s-davey-rebuffs-fears-on-chinese-nuclear-investment|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Davey describes himself as "an [[economist]] by trade."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/edward-davey-delivers-the-dudley-newitt-lecture-on-the-energy-challenge|title=Edward Davey delivers the Dudley Newitt Lecture on the Energy Challenge|work=GOV.UK|access-date=19 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024526/https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/edward-davey-delivers-the-dudley-newitt-lecture-on-the-energy-challenge|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
He was a supporter of the coalition government, writing in a 2011 column for London newspaper ''Get West London'' that the coalition would "restore [[liberty]] to the people" and that "Labour's [[nanny state]] will be cut back" in reference to the coalition's policies on civil liberties.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/ed-davey-mp-coalition-restore-5987803|title=Ed Davey MP: Coalition will restore liberty to the people|last=GetWestLondon|date=7 March 2011|work=getwestlondon|access-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210123604/http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/local-news/ed-davey-mp-coalition-restore-5987803|archive-date=10 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Davey predicted the coalition government would be more [[pro-European Union]] than [[Tony Blair]]'s Labour government, praising Conservative ministers and the then Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] for relations they had developed with European counterparts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/ed-davey-pro-european-coalition|title=Ed Davey: this is a pro-European coalition|website=www.newstatesman.com|date=4 April 2012 |access-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503180321/https://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/politics/2012/04/ed-davey-pro-european-coalition|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Retrospectively, Davey said of the coalition in 2017: "I think the coalition government, when history looks at it, will go down as actually a pretty good government."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/ed-davey-boris-johnson-has-betrayed-his-country|title=Ed Davey: Boris Johnson "has betrayed his country"|last=Dean|first=Alex|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143503/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/ed-davey-boris-johnson-has-betrayed-his-country|archive-date=15 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Ed Davey MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary (4403631485).jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75|Davey in 2010]]
In 2017, Davey warned against a Conservative Party proposal for fines on large internet companies who fail to remove extremist and terrorist material from their platforms within 24 hours, which he claimed could lead to censorship if companies are forced to rush to remove such material and pointed to Germany as an example of where this approach has the potential to lead to censorship.<ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/treating-tech-giants-like-the-enemy-won-t-help-fight-extremism-bh59v22pz|title=Treating tech giants like the enemy won't help fight extremism|last=Davey|first=Ed|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=6 October 2017|access-date=2 May 2018|issn=0140-0460|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503114415/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/treating-tech-giants-like-the-enemy-won-t-help-fight-extremism-bh59v22pz|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He thinks [[Big Tech|technology giants]] must not be treated as the "enemy" and accused the Conservatives of declaring an "all-out war" on the internet.<ref name=":3" /> Similarly he is critical of Conservative proposals to weaken [[Encryption software|encryption]] because, according to Davey, encryption is important for individual security and helping businesses to thrive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/amber-rudd-conservative-conference-extremist-content-crack-down-enemies-a7981251.html|title=Amber Rudd is making enemies in the tech sector|date=3 October 2017|work=The Independent|access-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503125542/https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/amber-rudd-conservative-conference-extremist-content-crack-down-enemies-a7981251.html|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
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</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/aug/17/rendition-afghanistan-bagram-torture|title=End the rendition cover-up Edward Davey|last=Davey|first=Edward|date=17 August 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706190750/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/aug/17/rendition-afghanistan-bagram-torture|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/blair-urged-to-fight-for-guantanamo-detainee-7210660.html|title=Blair urged to fight for Guantanamo detainee|work=Evening Standard|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706134010/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/blair-urged-to-fight-for-guantanamo-detainee-7210660.html|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has opposed indefinite detention for illegal immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/10/torture-victims-were-wrongly-imprisoned-in-uk-high-court-rules|title=Torture victims were wrongly imprisoned in UK, high court rules|last=Taylor|first=Diane|date=10 October 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706121826/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/10/torture-victims-were-wrongly-imprisoned-in-uk-high-court-rules|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Davey is supportive of [[Market economy|market solutions]] in the conventional energy sector, ''[[The Guardian]]'' describing him as a 'zealot' for markets. He has been highly critical of [[price controls]] such as those proposed by former Labour leader [[Ed Miliband]]; he considers them to be detrimental to [[Competition (economics)|competition]] and lowering prices for consumers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/25/ed-davey-interview-renewable-energy|title=Ed Davey interview: 'I'm not going to give up on renewable energy'|last=Rustin|first=Susanna|date=25 October 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 November 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201131921/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/25/ed-davey-interview-renewable-energy|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/ed-davey-interview-bring-me-sunshine|title=Ed Davey interview: bring me sunshine|last=Elwes|first=Jay|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620052543/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/ed-davey-interview-bring-me-sunshine|archive-date=20 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has promoted removal of [[Barriers to entry#Examples|barriers to entry]] to encourage new entrants into the energy market; "We began with [[deregulation]]. This stimulated a doubling of smaller firms" he wrote of his policy as Energy Secretary in 2014.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/12/coalition-energy-market-reforms-cheaper-power |title=Coalition energy market reforms will bring cheaper power to the people {{!}} Ed Davey |last=Davey |first=Ed |date=12 January 2014|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706162324/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/12/coalition-energy-market-reforms-cheaper-power|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, he welcomed the rise of [[consumer switching]] websites.<ref name=":4" /> He has also been in support of trade to import [[natural gas]] from countries including the United States and [[Qatar]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/centrica-buys-20-years-of-gas-supplies-from-the-us-as-cold-weather-and-snow-continue-to-disrupt-8548569.html|title=Centrica buys 20 years of gas supplies from the US as cold weather|work=The Independent|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706161756/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/centrica-buys-20-years-of-gas-supplies-from-the-us-as-cold-weather-and-snow-continue-to-disrupt-8548569.html|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Vukmanovic |first=Oleg |title=Britain's gas supply prey to Qatar marketing strategy |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-gas-britain-qatar/britains-gas-supply-prey-to-qatar-marketing-strategy-idUSBRE8970J220121008 |url-status=live |publisher=Reuters |date=8 October 2012 |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706112530/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-energy-gas-britain-qatar/britains-gas-supply-prey-to-qatar-marketing-strategy-idUSBRE8970J220121008 |archive-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> and importation of green energy via new [[interconnector]]s from [[Norway]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Moylan |first=John |title=Norwegian green energy to power UK |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-32067675 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=26 March 2015 |access-date=5 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718064609/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-32067675 |archive-date=18 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Smyth |first=Jamie |date=20 September 2012 |title=Irish Sea green power link goes live |url=https://www.ft.com/content/77897508-0322-11e2-a484-00144feabdc0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706161854/https://www.ft.com/content/77897508-0322-11e2-a484-00144feabdc0 |archive-date=6 July 2018 |access-date=5 July 2018 |website=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/energy-trading-creates-opportunities-for-ireland-uk-davey-rabbitte|title=Energy trading creates opportunities for Ireland & UK – Davey & Rabbitte |work=GOV.UK|access-date=5 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706104155/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/energy-trading-creates-opportunities-for-ireland-uk-davey-rabbitte|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He has, however, supported "properly designed and carefully targeted" short-term subsidies for some emerging [[Renewable energy|green energy technologies]] in order to meet climate change targets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/edward-davey-speech-to-the-global-offshore-wind-conference|title=Edward Davey speech to the Global Offshore Wind Conference – GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|date=14 June 2012 |access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201055837/https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/edward-davey-speech-to-the-global-offshore-wind-conference|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
When cutting green [[energy subsidies]] as Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Davey said he "tended to try and marketise the reduction so people were competing for any remaining subsidies" through [[Contracts for difference]] (CfDs).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/other/rise-of-the-renewables|title=Rise of the renewables|last=Abdoh|first=Saskia|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706104113/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/other/rise-of-the-renewables|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> After leaving the office of Energy Secretary in 2015 he explained that he had planned to "eliminate subsidies over the coming years"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mongoose.energy/ed-davey-on-the-future-of-community-energy-and-renewables/|title=Sir Ed Davey on the Future of Community Energy|date=7 December 2015|work=Mongoose Energy|access-date=19 June 2018}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> and had previously stated, "ultimately I don't want the government—the Secretary of State—to decide what that [[Low-carbon power|low carbon]] mix is . . . I want the markets and technology development and innovation to decide what that mix is."<ref name=":1" />
He has argued in favour of both [[nuclear power]] and [[fracking]] as potential energy sources,<ref>{{cite news|title=Fracking is 'not evil', says Ed Davey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/05/fracking-not-evil-ed-davey |url-status=live |work=The Guardian |agency=Press Association |date=5 September 2013 |access-date=18 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201131840/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/05/fracking-not-evil-ed-davey|archive-date=1 December 2017|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24100833|title=Lib Dem vote backs nuclear power|date=15 September 2013|work=BBC News|access-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104093701/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24100833|archive-date=4 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and natural gases as [[Energy transition|transitional fuels]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/09/fracking-shale-gas-ed-davey-climate-change|title=Fracking won't endanger UK's climate targets, says Ed Davey|last=Vaughan|first=Adam|date=9 September 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=6 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706132534/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/09/fracking-shale-gas-ed-davey-climate-change|archive-date=6 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> though he has warned that there should not be an over-reliance on them.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gosden |first=Emily |title=Ed Davey: 'Crazy' Conservatives would 'frack every bit of croquet lawn' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/11453359/Ed-Davey-Crazy-Conservatives-would-frack-every-bit-of-croquet-lawn.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=6 March 2015|access-date=18 November 2017|issn=0307-1235|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203135151/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/energy/fracking/11453359/Ed-Davey-Crazy-Conservatives-would-frack-every-bit-of-croquet-lawn.html|archive-date=3 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/16/nuclear-power-plants-lib-dems-vince-cable-wind-energy|title=Nuclear power plants may not keep Britain's lights on, say Lib Dems|last1=Vaughan|first1=Adam|date=16 September 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=18 November 2017|last2=Elgot|first2=Jessica|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080935/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/16/nuclear-power-plants-lib-dems-vince-cable-wind-energy|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Ed Davey Peoples Vote Rally 2019.jpg|thumb|
Davey does not support the United Kingdom rejoining the European Union in the short term, in 2020 stating that the idea that people would want to consider re-joining the EU in two or three years' time as "being for the birds".<ref>{{cite news|date=6 September 2020|first=Jon|last=Stone|work=The Independent|title=Brexit: Lib Dems won't campaign to rejoin EU, signals new leader Ed Davey|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-liberal-democrats-eu-ed-davey-europe-b404557.html|access-date=7 September 2020|archive-date=6 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906200504/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-liberal-democrats-eu-ed-davey-europe-b404557.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=5 September 2020|first=Jonathon|last=Read|work=The New European|title=Ed Davey says Lib Dems will not campaign for UK to rejoin EU but will call for closer ties|url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ed-davey-on-lib-dems-and-brexit-1-6823194|access-date=7 September 2020|archive-date=6 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200906074837/https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/ed-davey-on-lib-dems-and-brexit-1-6823194|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021 he clarified this position, stating that he is "determined the Liberal Democrats remain a pro-European party committed to the UK being members of the European Union again", adding that his party is "practical" about the matter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davey|first=Ed|date=20 January 2021|title=The Liberal Democrats are the most pro-European party in British Politics|url=https://www.libdems.org.uk/most-pro-european-party|access-date=9 July 2021|website=Liberal Democrats|archive-date=16 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616135732/https://www.libdems.org.uk/most-pro-european-party|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following the [[murder of Sarah Everard]], Davey said that "Men have got to change" and suggested that we "educate boys and men to show more respect".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=Jonathan |title=Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey says 'men have got to change' to create a safer society |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/liberal-democrat-leader-ed-davey-20187012 |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=Birmingham Live |date=17 March 2021 |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520150912/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/liberal-democrat-leader-ed-davey-20187012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2021, alongside celebrities and other public figures, Davey was a signatory to an open letter from [[Stylist (magazine)|''Stylist'']] magazine which called on the government to address what it described as an "epidemic of male violence" by funding an "ongoing, high-profile, expert-informed awareness campaign on men's violence against women and girls".<ref>{{cite news |title="We're calling on you to act now": read Stylist's open letter to Priti Patel about ending male violence against women and girls |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/women/open-letter-priti-patel-violence-women-girls/520846 |access-date=20 May 2021 |work=Stylist |archive-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520144455/https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/women/open-letter-priti-patel-violence-women-girls/520846 |url-status=live }}</ref>
A supporter of transgender rights, Davey believes that [[Trans woman|transgender women]] should be given the same rights as cisgender women, which he made clear in a series of interviews on the day that a report into violence against women, commissioned in the wake of the Everard affair, was published.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marr |first1=Andrew |title=Sir Ed Davey on the Liberal Democrats polling, trans rights, and vaccine passports |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09wd8rj |work=The Andrew Marr Show |access-date=8 November 2021 |archive-date=8 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108155025/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09wd8rj |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Merrick |first1=Rob |title=Trans women should be allowed in all public places, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trans-women-lib-dem-ed-davey-b1921898.html |access-date=8 November 2021 |work=The Independent |date=17 September 2021 |archive-date=5 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705142320/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trans-women-lib-dem-ed-davey-b1921898.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tara |first1=John |title=Anti-trans rhetoric is rife in the British media. Little is being done to extinguish the flames |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/09/uk/uk-trans-rights-gender-critical-media-intl-gbr-cmd/index.html |work=CNN |access-date=8 November 2021 |archive-date=26 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126125139/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/09/uk/uk-trans-rights-gender-critical-media-intl-gbr-cmd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Davey criticised [[Boris Johnson]] after the [[2021 North Shropshire by-election]] where a Lib Dem candidate, [[Helen Morgan (politician)|Helen Morgan]] overturned a Conservative majority of nearly 23,000 to win the seat. Davey said it was a "watershed moment in our politics. Millions of people are fed up with Boris Johnson and his failure to provide leadership throughout the pandemic and last night the voters of North Shropshire spoke for all of them."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-59693102 |title=Tories lose North Shropshire seat they held for nearly 200 years |date=17 December 2021 |work=BBC News |access-date=17 December 2021 |archive-date=17 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211217084843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-59693102 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In November 2023, Davey expressed support for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip following the [[Israel–Hamas war]], saying that "it is increasingly clear that a military solution to eliminate [[Hamas]] is not possible. With a devastating humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, an ongoing hostage situation, and growing risk of regional escalation, we must urgently demand a different approach."<ref>{{cite news |title=Liberal Democrats call for
He condemned the [[attempted assassination of Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hennessey |first=Ted |date=2024-07-14 |title=UK politicians condemn assassination attempt on former US president Donald Trump |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage-donald-trump-keir-starmer-pennsylvania-rishi-sunak-b1170590.html |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref>
== Business appointments ==
Davey took up several business appointments after leaving his role as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in May 2015.
* Davey set up an independent consultancy in September 2015 to provide advice on energy and climate change.<ref name=":0" />▼
* In January 2016 Davey was appointed as a part-time consultant to [[MHP Communications]], the public relations and lobbying firm representing [[EDF Energy]].<ref name=":0" /> Davey was criticised by [[Pundit|press commentators]] for the potential conflict of interest between his previous role as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and his role at MHP. As Secretary of State Davey awarded EDF the contract to build a [[Hinkley Point C nuclear power station|new nuclear plant]] at Hinkley Point in Somerset.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/lord-avebury-would-never-have-been-this-complacent-over-hinkley-point-a6920086.html|title=Lord Avebury would never have been this complacent over Hinkley Point|last=Leftly|first=Mark|date=9 March 2016|website=The Independent|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131428/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/lord-avebury-would-never-have-been-this-complacent-over-hinkley-point-a6920086.html|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/02/politics-politicians-revolving-door-barroso-cameron-dorporate-pay|title=Politics can't heal until politicians stand clear of the revolving door|last=Harris|first=John|date=2 September 2016|work=The Guardian|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520010503/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/02/politics-politicians-revolving-door-barroso-cameron-dorporate-pay|archive-date=20 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
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* Davey's appointment as Global Partner and non-Executive director of private equity investor Nord Engine Capital was announced in February 2016.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nordenginecapital.co.uk/the-team/|title=The Team|website=Nord Engine Capital|access-date=20 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514112117/http://nordenginecapital.co.uk/the-team/|archive-date=14 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>▼
* In July 2016 he became non-paid patron of the Sustainable Futures Foundation, a charity promoting environmental sustainability for the public benefit.<ref name=":0" />▼
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* Until February 2021, Davey was on the advisory boards of the law firm [[Herbert Smith Freehills]] and of the fund manager NextEnergy Capital, which manages the listed company [[NextEnergy Solar Fund]]; he resigned both roles in the wake of the [[United Kingdom parliamentary second jobs controversy|parliamentary second jobs controversy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2021/11/lib-dem-leader-ed-davey-quits-hsf-advisory-role-amid-mps-second-jobs-row/|title=Lib Dem leader Ed Davey quits HSF advisory role amid MPs second jobs row|date=18 November 2021|publisher=Legal Cheek|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref>▼
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==Personal life==
In the summer of 2005 Davey married Emily Gasson, who was the Liberal Democrat candidate for [[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]] at the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|general election that year]]. Their first child, John, was born in December 2007. John has severe learning and physical disabilities due to an undiagnosed neurological condition, and requires round-the-clock care. This is provided for by Davey and his wife, as well as external carers, and is a key reason behind Davey's advocacy for carers.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Shipman |first=Tim |date=30 August 2020 |title=Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader with a disabled son, says:
The family lives in [[Surbiton]], London, where Davey lived before his election to Parliament in 1997. Emily fought the [[North Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)|North Dorset]] seat again in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010 general election]], and also had the number two position on the Lib Dem London-wide candidate list for the [[2016 London Assembly election]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.londonlibdems.org.uk/london_2016_gla_candidates |title=London 2016 GLA candidates |date=27 September 2015|access-date=28 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929185341/http://www.londonlibdems.org.uk/london_2016_gla_candidates |archive-date=29 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but was not elected. In the [[2018 Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council election|2018 election]], Emily stood for election as a councillor for the three-seat [[Norbiton]] Ward in 2018, part of the [[Royal Borough of Kingston]] Council, and topped the poll with 20% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moderngov.kingston.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=89|title=Election results for Norbiton Ward, 3 May 2018|date=3 May 2018|access-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152130/https://moderngov.kingston.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=89|archive-date=13 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Davey speaks [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/edward-jonathon-davey|title=Edward Davey|website=politics.co.uk|access-date=2 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503112517/http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/edward-jonathon-davey|archive-date=3 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is a supporter of [[Notts County Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/edward-davey/|title=Ed Davey – Who is the Lib Dem Leader?|website=Politics.co.uk|
==Honours==
* He was sworn in as a member of [[Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council]] on 8 February 2012, giving him the [[Style (form of address)|honorific prefix]] "[[The Right Honourable]]" for life.▼
* Davey was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2016 New Year Honours|2016 New Years Honours List]] for 'political and public service'.<ref name=LG301215>{{London Gazette|issue=61450 |supp=y|page=N2|date=30 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Year's Honours 2016 list|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/489049/NY2016HonoursFullList.pdf|website=GOV.UK|access-date=30 December 2015|date=30 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114132859/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/489049/NY2016HonoursFullList.pdf|archive-date=14 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
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