SOUTH LAKES MP DEMANDS GUARANTEE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OVER NEW HOSPITAL

Today Cumbrian MP Tim Farron, has written to the Health Secretary to demand a guarantee that plans for the new Royal Lancaster Infirmary will go ahead and its location will be accessible.

Following reports published in the i newspaper that the Conservative manifesto pledge to build 40 new hospitals would be 'scaled back', Tim has written to Thérèse Coffey to guarantee that the plans for the new Royal Lancaster Infirmary will go ahead. Additionally, Tim has asked the new Health Secretary to consider the growing support for either J34 or 35 along the M6 to be chosen as the new site.

Speaking today, Tim said: "This is a great opportunity for us to move A+E closer to residents in the South Lakes. However, recent reports have cast doubt on the plans and indicate we are to expect yet another Conservative government u-turn. That is why I have written to the new Health Secretary demanding a guarantee that this new hospital gets built."