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Farron slams Egg credit decision
Local MP Tim Farron has today expressed concern at the decision by the credit card operator Egg, who have cancelled the credit cards of some 160,000 customers, who were reportedly 'high risk'…
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Local MP praises threatened school's Ofsted results
Local MP Tim Farron has today praised the staff and pupils at Baliol School after Ofsted gave them a glowing report. The school, which caters for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties…
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"British meat should be labelled as British" - Farron tells Minister
Liberal Democrat spokesman for the countryside and MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron used DEFRA questions in the House of Commons today to press Ministers to make it illegal to label as…
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Local MP celebrates the work of the Land Girls - and encourages local Land Girls to come forward to collect their badge
Earlier this week DEFRA made available badges to surviving members of the Land Girls, to recognise their achievements. Today, Local MP Tim Farron posted an Early Day Motion, encouraging fellow…
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Legal fight for Vioxx compensation is "a matter of principle" - Farron
Over the weekend, Tim Farron MP met with a constituent who is one of the many hundreds of innocent victims of the arthritis drug, Vioxx. Today Mr Farron has called upon fellow MPs to stand up for the…
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Local MP to attend 'Books 4 Tanzania' charity meeting
This Friday local MP Tim Farron will be attending a meeting of the charity Books 4 Tanzania, and will be listening to a talk by a Tanzanian PhD student. Books 4 Tanzania is a small independent…
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Spillage "must never happen again" - Farron
Local MP Tim Farron today renewed calls for answers, following confusion over a major oil spillage from a generator at Coniston Water. There is a debate over when the oil spill occurred, due to…
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Local MP backs human trafficking awareness campaign
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has declared his support for the UK Human Trafficking Centre's Blue Blindfold campaign, which is aiming to raise awareness of the signs of human trafficking.…
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Local MP backs human trafficking awareness campaign
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has declared his support for the UK Human Trafficking Centre's Blue Blindfold campaign, which is aiming to raise awareness of the signs of human trafficking.…
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Fairtrade fortnight praised in parliament
Cumbria's own 'Fairtrade Fortnight', which is due to run from the 25th of February to the 9th of March this year has been praised by Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron, who has tabled a Commons…