South Lakes MP Tim Farron says that the absence of any mention of farming in the Queen's Speech proves that the Conservative Government has turned its back on farmers in Cumbria.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, South Lakes MP Tim Farron presented a Ten Minute Rule Bill that would create an independent regulator to protect the UK's world-leading food, farming and environmental standards.
This week South Lakes MP and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy, Tim Farron quizzed NHS England bosses on their plan to tackle the cancer backlog.
Local MP Tim Farron has written to Health Secretary Matt Hancock, asking him to drop proposals to merge the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Royal Preston Hospital.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging the Government to reverse its decision to slash Cumbria's road repair budget by almost a quarter after a record rise in the number of pothole-related car breakdowns.
Local MP Tim Farron says that controversial plans for a new deep coal mine in Cumbria must now be axed, after the Government announced it will be speeding up its target to cut carbon emissions.
