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Farron launches Lib Dem leadership bid
Senior Liberal Democrat Tim Farron MP has launched his bid to be leader of the Liberal Democrats. Tim said that 'Britain needs an effective liberal voice more than ever.'
Senior Liberal Democrat Tim Farron MP has launched his bid to be leader of the Liberal Democrats. Tim said that 'Britain needs an effective liberal voice more than ever.'
Tim Farron has welcomed the news that several local schools will receive funding to improve their school buildings. Six Voluntary Aided schools in South Lakeland will benefit from £393,914 awarded to the Diocese of Carlisle from the Education Funding Agency (EFA).
Tim Farron has announced that under Lib Dem NHS plans Cumbria CCG will gain £78,900,000 extra to help care for local people in our area.
Tim Farron has welcomed the news that South Lakeland was yet again the top place in Cumbria for businesses to be created.
Extending free school meals for seven to eleven year olds will benefit 35,000 children in Cumbria and save parents around £400 per child a year says Tim Farron.
Tim Farron has called on the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust to reinstate Helme Chase as a staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week maternity unit at Westmorland General. Tim has called on the trust to 'name the date the service will be reinstated.'