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
OECD: Chancellor cannot ignore “steady drumbeat of economic misery”
Responding to the OECD revising down their 2025 growth forecast for the UK by 0.3 percentage points to 1.4%, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
17 Mar 2025
NHS England: Same urgency must now be shown for social care
Responding to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, speaking this morning on scrapping NHS England, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care Spokesperson, Helen Morgan said:
16 Mar 2025
Davey on PM’s virtual summit: only way to achieve peace is to strengthen Ukraine’s hand by seizing frozen Russian assets
Responding to the Prime Minister's virtual meeting with world leaders to discuss Ukraine, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
15 Mar 2025
GDP: Reeves’s plan for growth leaves “economy on life support”
Responding to GDP shrinking by 0.1% in January, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
14 Mar 2025
NHS England: welcome steps but won’t matter unless Streeting “stops ignoring the elephant in the room”
Responding to Wes Streeting’s statement in the Commons on scrapping NHS England, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:
13 Mar 2025
Davey on PM speech: "we'll never fix the NHS unless we fix social care"
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech this morning, Ed Davey, who is also in Hull and East Yorkshire today, said:
13 Mar 2025
Davey calls for “polluters to pay” for North Sea clean up and for emergency government summit following ship collision in visit to Hull
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Hull Council Leader Mike Ross have today called for “the polluters to pay” for any clean up of the North Sea following this week’s ship collision, as well as for an emergency summit in Yorkshire
13 Mar 2025
PM speech: Starmer "tinkering around the edges"
Commenting ahead of the Prime Minister’s speech today [Thursday 13th March], Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:
12 Mar 2025
Steel tariffs: Business and Trade Secretary needs to toughen up against Trump
Responding to Trump's levelling of 25% tariffs on steel and comments by Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds this morning, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:
12 Mar 2025