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
Conservative local election launch: "buck stops" with Badenoch
Commenting on the Conservatives' local election launch tomorrow (20th March) a Liberal Democrat spokesperson said:
19 Mar 2025
NICs vote: Labour MPs vote for “health tax” on GPs, pharmacies and care homes
Responding to the Government voting to reject a Liberal Democrat amendment which would have exempted health and care providers from the national insurance rise, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
19 Mar 2025
US-Russia call: Putin is “stringing Trump along”
Responding to Putin’s phone call with Trump, Calum Miller MP, Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, said:
19 Mar 2025
Children's Bill: Labour vote against free school meals "deeply disappointing"
Responding to Labour voting against a Liberal Democrat amendment to automatically enrol eligible children for free school meals, Liberal Democrat Education spokesperson Munira Wilson MP said:
19 Mar 2025
Welfare reform: If Govt was serious about cutting welfare bill “it would get serious about fixing health and social care”
Responding to the Government’s Green Paper on Welfare reforms, Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesperson Steve Darling MP said:
18 Mar 2025
Badenoch speech: Scrapping net zero would 'undermine national energy security'
Responding to Kemi Badenoch’s speech today claiming that Net Zero by 2050 is ‘impossible’, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader, Daisy Cooper said:
18 Mar 2025
Lib Dems force crunch vote on free school meals as 200,000 children miss out
New Liberal Democrat analysis estimates that over 230,000 children eligible for free school meals are not receiving the food they’re entitled to, though the true figure could be much higher...
18 Mar 2025
Pharmacies: Government has left a "question mark” over support and now consequences “painfully apparent”
Responding to the National Pharmacy Association advising its members in England to start reducing opening hours and services if no new and sufficient funding is delivered from April 1st, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP
18 Mar 2025
Thames Water appeal: Govt must put company into special administration
Responding to the news that the court has rejected his appeal to prevent Thames Water from an additional £3 billion bail out, MP for Witney Charlie Maynard said:
17 Mar 2025