Reacting to the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron said: "Boris Johnson's lasting legacy as Prime Minister is that he has lowered the standards of public life so much that they are now in the sewer. But he didn't do it all on his own.
Last night, local MP Tim Farron met with Treasury minister Helen Whately to make the case for a passing loop on the Lakes Line from Oxenholme to Windermere.
On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, local MP Tim Farron challenged ministers to get a grip on the workforce crisis that is proving a major threat to businesses in Cumbria.Speaking during Treasury Oral Questions in Parliament, Tim said: "I hope that the minister is aware that one of the problems facing small and medium sized employers in Cumbria and elsewhere certainly in rural Britain is a serious lack of workforce.
This morning, local MP Tim Farron has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, asking them to urgently address gaps in the Government's energy rebate scheme.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, South Lakes MP Tim Farron pleaded with the Foreign Office Minister to restore cuts made to the international aid budget.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has become a member of the cross-party committee tasked with scrutinising the Government's Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.
