Commenting on reports that financial support to cope with the impact of coronavirus won't be available for people who are self-employed until the end of May, local MP Tim Farron said:
Commenting on last night's decision from the Government to put the UK in lockdown to try and prevent the spread of Coronavirus, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said:
Local MP Tim Farron is lobbying the Government to provide a package of support for the almost 11,000 self-employed people in the South Lakes to help deal with the impact of Coronavirus.
Local MP Tim Farron has made an emotional plea to tourists not to visit the Lake District to protect people from the spread of Coronavirus.
Speaking ahead of a Government announcement on the plan to protect worker's incomes, local MP Tim Farron said: "All the local businesses I've been speaking to on the phone this morning are massively fearful that they are going to go under within the next few days.
Commenting on this afternoon's announcement from the Government that £330bn will be made available to support businesses cope with the impact of Coronavirus, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: "The devil is always in the detail, but this is an initially promising announcement especially for businesses in the hospitality sector which is so vital to the Cumbrian economy.
