South Lakes MP Tim Farron has joined other local leaders in writing to the Chancellor Rishi Sunak, urging him not to go ahead with plans to cut Universal Credit by £20 a week from October.
Last night in Parliament, South Lakes MP Tim Farron voted against controversial and expensive plans to make it more difficult for people to vote in future elections.
Local MP Tim Farron has told a major public inquiry that if plans are approved for a new coal mine in Cumbria it will "squander" the UK's ability to lead on climate change ahead of COP26 later this year.
In the House of Commons last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged the Vaccines Minister to publish guidance which will stop care home managers having to make thousands of workers redundant next week.
Local MP Tim Farron has joined over 100 cross-party MPs in writing to the Environment Secretary George Eustice, urging the Government to introduce a ban on the sale and import of animal fur.
This morning, local MP Tim Farron met with bosses from Airbnb to challenge them on the worrying rise of local people and families evicted from their home in the Lake District so that their landlord can turn it into a holiday let.
