On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron urged Government ministers to provide financial compensation for hospitality and tourism businesses in Cumbria who are facing mass cancellations because of new restrictions in the North of England.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has written to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, urging him to provide compensation to local hospitality and tourism businesses that are facing mass cancellations as a result of tighter restrictions on neighbouring areas.
On the floor of the House of Commons last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron told ministers that plans to make it much more difficult to employ workers from outside of the UK would be devastating for struggling hospitality businesses in the Lake District.
Today, Liberal Democrats from across the North of England, including local MP Tim Farron, Leader of South Lakeland District Council Giles Archibald, and Deputy Leader of Cumbria County Council Peter Thornton have written to the Prime Minister stating that the North has been "overlooked by a London-centric government".
Next Saturday (24th), local MP Tim Farron will run the Great Langdale half marathon to raise money for St John's Hospice.
This week in Parliament, local MP Tim Farron urged Government ministers to invest in faster broadband in Cumbria to help fire back up the economy.
