Lib Dems to introduce legislation to proscribe the IRGC
As the conflict in the Middle East continues, the Liberal Democrats will be bringing forward legislation to urgently proscribe the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
3 Mar 2026
Press Releases
Press releases from the Lib Dem media team
Spring statement: Govt must commit to reaching 3% of GDP for defence spending by 2030
Responding to today's Spring Statement, Liberal Democrat Defence Spokesperson James MacCleary MP said:
3 Mar 2026
An extra one million pensioners to be hit by Labour’s stealth taxes unless Chancellor acts
An extra one million pensioners are to be dragged into paying income tax over the next four years due to Labour’s stealth taxes, the Office for Budgetary Responsibility forecasts published as part of today’s Spring Statement said.
3 Mar 2026
Federal Party Press Releases
Zahawi: Raab must bring in law to stop baseless legal threats
The Liberal Democrats have written to Dominic Raab, calling on him to “urgently” bring in a new law to stop journalists and campaigners being silenced through legal threats.
25 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Wagner Group: Rishi Sunak must order an immediate inquiry
Responding to reports that the UK Government helped Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Putin ally and founder of the Wagner Group, to attempt to ‘subvert sanctions and silence a journalist,' Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran MP said:
25 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Govt lags behind key 20,000 police officer pledge by over 3,400
New Police uplift statistics from the Home Office have revealed that the Government would need to double its police recruitment efforts in the next three months to meet its 20,000 targets as it lags behind by 3,427.
25 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Zahawi: What more will it take for Sunak to do the right thing
Responding to the growing calls for Rishi Sunak to suspend Nadhim Zahawi as Conservative Party Chairman, including among his own party, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper said:
25 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Stockport becomes first council to launch a sewage inquiry amid public outrage
Liberal Democrat run Stockport Council has become the first council in the country to launch an official Sewage Inquiry.
24 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Borrowing Figures: The Govt have no economic competence left
Responding to the latest borrowing figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
24 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Lib Dems: Sack Zahawi now
Responding to the news that Rishi Sunak has asked his independent ethics adviser to look into the tax affairs of Nadhim Zahawi, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Record 350,000 patients waited over 12 hours at A&E last year
A record 350,000 patients, equivalent to the population of Leicester, waited more than 12 hours to be admitted to hospital from A&E in 2022.
23 Jan 2023
Federal Party Press Releases
Strip Boris of ex-PM £115k allowance until he comes clean
Boris Johnson should be stripped of the ex-PM allowance of up to £115,000 a year until he answers questions about his financial arrangements while he was Prime Minister, the Lib Dems have said.
23 Jan 2023