Local MP Tim Farron has written to the Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd calling for the introduction of 'poverty impact assessment clauses' on all new laws after new figures revealed that almost 1 in 4 children in South Lakeland are currently living below the poverty line.
Local MP Tim Farron has joined the search for Trustees to lead a new mental health charity based in South Lakeland.
In Parliament this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron made the case for a new reimbursement scheme to be made available to past victims of online banking scams.
Local MP Tim Farron has been elected as a vice chair of a new all-party parliamentary group aimed at campaigning for earlier intervention and access to treatment for people with eating disorders.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised the move by t he local Lib Dem district council to put the climate emergency at the heart of its decision making.
In the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron urged ministers to raise the minimum wage to tackle rising poverty in the South Lakes.
