Key information
Date: Thursday 05 March 2026
Time: 10:00am
Motion detail
Alex Wilson AM moved, and Keith Prince AM seconded the following motion:
“This Assembly notes that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been linked to at least 20 credible threats in the UK, including an alleged imminent attack on the Israeli Embassy in Kensington which was foiled by counter-terrorism police in May 2025.
At the behest of the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the IRGC has expanded its direct targeting of international infrastructure, such as drone attacks on the Israeli embassy in the UAE and strikes on the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
With these ongoing attacks, and His Majesty’s Government’s decision to allow the USA to use its bases to conduct operations against military targets in Iran, this Assembly believes that the threat to British infrastructure and lives of servicemen and women is significant.
This Assembly also believes that the IRGC functions as a professionalised terrorist organisation, rather than a conventional military force.
With this threat recognised, this Assembly resolves to:
- Formally request that the Mayor of London and Chair of the Assembly jointly write to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, urging the immediate proscription of the IRGC under the Terrorism Act 2000, given past IRGC-sponsored threats in London. The Mayor and Chair should also request that Government fully funds the Met to address the impact on London associated with this conflict and others by increasing the National and International Capital Cities Grant;
- Call upon His Majesty’s Government to reiterate its position that the Islamic Republic of Iran as is a state sponsor of terrorism; and
- Request that a confidential briefing is provided to the Assembly on the specific measures being taken by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command to monitor IRGC-linked activities within Greater London.”
Following debate, and upon being put to a vote, the motion was agreed with 21 votes being cast in favour and 0 votes being cast against.