Commenting on the breaking news that the Government have given the green light for controversial plans to build a coal mine in Cumbria, local MP Tim Farron said: "This decision cancels out all the progress Britain has made on renewable energy. The Government's environmental credentials are yet again left in tatters.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron urged Health Ministers to work with the Department for Housing to address the lack of affordable homes which is exacerbating the social care staffing crisis in Cumbria.
Last night, Liberal Democrats on Kendal Town Council voted in favour of urging the Government to give local authorities the power to tackle the affordable housing crisis in Kendal.
Liberal Democrats on Kendal Town Council have voted in favour of condemning and opposing a controversial Government Bill "which will reverse decades of progress on environmental and wildlife protection".
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron is calling on Royal Mail bosses to pay postal workers overtime or risk cards and presents being left undelivered this Christmas.
Potential heart attack and stroke victims in South Lakeland are waiting an average of 29 minutes and 3 seconds for an ambulance to arrive, shocking new figures have revealed.