MP congratulates Lib Dem councillors
Local MP Tim Farron has congratulated local Liberal Democrat councillors following the county council elections yesterday.
5 May 2017
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100 young people across Cumbria stripped of housing benefit
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has slammed the Conservative government for removing housing benefit from 100 young people across Cumbria. The Liberal Democrats have committed to reversing the cut, which took effect from April 2017.
2 May 2017
'Inadequate' care homes show need for social care investment - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron has called for an urgent cash injection for our social care system, as a second care home in Kendal has been rated 'inadequate' in a month.
2 May 2017
Lib Dems commit to ending rough sleeping
South Lakes MP and Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has committed to ending the scandal of rough sleeping in Britain.
28 Apr 2017
Lakes Line delays let local people down - Farron
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has accused the Conservatives of letting local people down, after the Rail Minister this week refused to give a date for the electrification of the Lakes Line.
28 Apr 2017
Existing schools starved of cash as government prioritises free school experiment
South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has backed a report, published today, which slams the government's school funding policy. He has accused the government of pursuing an ideologically-driven agenda to promote new free schools while cuts mean Cumbria faces the loss of over 600 teachers by 2020.
26 Apr 2017