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
Rise in those impacted by two child benefit cap should “focus minds” to scrap it
Responding to the latest figures showing that an additional 300,000 children have been affected by the two child benefit cap since Labour took power, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Rise in long NHS waiting list delays “could have awful consequences for thousands of people”
Responding to the number of year-long elective waits rising for the second month in a row to 196,000 in May, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Farage needs to rule out Liz Truss joining Reform after recruiting “architect of economic disaster” Jake Berry
Following Jake Berry announcing that he will be defecting to Reform from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper MP said:
10 Jul 2025
Ofcom letting Royal Mail “off the hook” by allowing reduction of second-class deliveries
Responding to Royal Mail being allowed to scrap second-class deliveries on Saturdays and reduce them throughout the week by Ofcom, Liberal Democrat Business spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
10 Jul 2025
YouGov: majority of Brits back Lib Dem call for free-to-air Premier League games as party vows to table new law
YouGov polling shows 6 in 10 Brits back the Lib Dems’ call to broadcast at least 10 Premier League games a season on free-to-air channels, as the party pledges to bring the legislation back to Parliament. An overwhelming majority of 2024 Labour voters...
9 Jul 2025
Ed Davey: Lib Dems set out five principles for SEND reform
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey and Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the Government to ensure the reforms deliver for...
9 Jul 2025
Infected blood scandal report: Government must move at speed
Responding to the report into the timeliness of compensation for those affected by the infected blood scandal, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
9 Jul 2025
Davey on Macron state visit: not securing full access to European rearmament fund would be a “colossal failure”
In a meeting with Emmanuel Macron as part of the French President’s state visit to the UK, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey urged Starmer and the President to work with European partners to ensure the UK’s access to the European rearmament fund “without..
8 Jul 2025
Post Office Inquiry report “lays bare the horrific damage that this scandal has caused”
Responding to the publication of the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry’s first report, Liberal Democrat Business Spokesperson Sarah Olney MP said:
8 Jul 2025