MP votes to scrap VAT on household energy bills
In Parliament, Tim Farron was the only Cumbrian MP to vote to scrap VAT on household energy bills.
20 Jan 2022
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Sacking unvaccinated hospital staff will lead to local NHS crisis, MP tells minister
On the floor of the House of Commons this morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron warned ministers that plans to sack staff who aren't vaccinated will lead to a crisis in local hospitals.
18 Jan 2022
Lib Dems react to judicial review decision on local government reorganisation in Cumbria
Commenting on the news that a legal challenge by Cumbria County Council against the Government's decision to split Cumbria in two has been rejected, local Lib Dem MP Tim Farron said: "While I was against the Conservative government's decision to reorganise our local councils in the middle of a pandemic, I'm glad that the county council's legal challenge has been thrown out and we can now move on.
18 Jan 2022
Lib Dems on Kendal Town Council announce bumper investment in environmental projects
Tonight, Liberal Democrats on Kendal Town Council voted in favour of investing in a raft of measures to make Kendal a "cleaner, friendlier and safer" place.
17 Jan 2022
MP calls on minister to bring radiotherapy centre to Kendal
In Parliament last night, local MP Tim Farron urged Health Ministers to bring a long-awaited radiotherapy unit to Kendal's Westmorland General Hospital.
13 Jan 2022
MP demands action on social care crisis after number of care home in Cumbria drops by nearly a third
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is calling for the Government to take action on the growing staffing crisis in social care after it was revealed that the number of care homes in has fallen by almost a third.
11 Jan 2022