Mental health, speeding and tourism dominate the discussion on MP’s summer surgery tour
Local MP Tim Farron has thanked local residents who attended his recent summer surgery tour.
1 Sep 2020
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Tim Farron congratulates Ed Davey as new Lib Dem leader
Commenting on this morning's announcement that Ed Davey has been elected leader of the Liberal Democrats, South Lakes MP and former leader of the party Tim Farron said: "I'm delighted to welcome Ed Davey as the new leader of our party.
27 Aug 2020
MP leads cross-party calls for Government to intervene to prevent 30,000 cancer deaths
Local MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy Tim Farron is leading cross-party calls for an emergency response to the cancer backlog created by the COVID-19 crisis.
24 Aug 2020
MP to kick start summer surgery tour next week
Next week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron will be visiting 36 towns and villages stretching from Grasmere down to Burton and Torver across to Dent, as part of his annual summer surgery tour.
24 Aug 2020
MP urges Government to extend the ban on evictions to prevent ‘pandemic of homelessness’
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has added his voice to the calls for the Government to extend the ban on landlords evicting tenants during the coronavirus crisis.
21 Aug 2020
Government must set clear deadline for when students will get BTEC results - MP
Commenting on the news that schools and colleges were told not to issue BTEC results to students today, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said: "The decision to pull BTEC grades last night is an insult to the half a million students who have now been left in limbo thanks once again to the incompetence of this Conservative Government.
20 Aug 2020