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
News
Liberal Democrat News
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
Councillor gets support from the council to save the Bank of Scotland Broughty Ferry Branch and Balmossie Fire Station
Two motions were brought to the City Council’s City Governance Committee by the Ferry Ward Councillor Craig Duncan as part of his campaign to save the Bank of Scotland’s Broughty Ferry Branch and Balmossie Fire Station.
3 Mar 2026
Balancing the books, repairing homes and keeping services going
The main business at Full Council in Truro last Tuesday was setting the budget for the next financial year. Council Tax will rise by 4.99%. That’s not something anyone welcomes, but when bills go up, the sums have to add up.
4 Mar 2026
Cranleigh
"Dirty Business" Shows a National Scandal — Cranleigh and Alfold Are Living It
Channel 4's "Dirty Business" exposes the shocking reality of sewage pollution, weak regulation and years of underinvestment by privatised water companies. For many viewers, it is eye-opening. For residents in Cranleigh and Alfold, it is nothing new.
WLD
3 Mar 2026
Surrey
Don’t Balance the Books on the Backs of Carers
Surrey County Council’s decision to scrap funded respite breaks for unpaid carers and replace them with a one-off £300 voucher has left families across Waverley devastated.
WLD
2 Mar 2026