Doctors in Cumbria are being given financial incentives to slash the number of referrals for heart operations and scans, it has been revealed today. South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron slammed the system, saying the payments look like a "bribe" and that the needs of patients must take priority.
South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has warned that the government's fixation with grammar schools overlooks the real issue of the massive cuts which threaten local schools.
With the local elections just four weeks away, local MP Tim Farron is urging local people to register to vote. The deadline for those who have not registered is midnight tonight.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has welcomed a fall in local unemployment, but has warned that living standards face a squeeze due to rising inflation and slowing wage growth.
South Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has backed Cumbria Police to stamp out all racism within the force.
Small rural GPs surgeries in Cumbria are losing funding every year as the government phases out its 'Minimum Practice Income Guarantee'. The latest tranche of funding is being removed this month. Tim Farron says that this risks the future of those surgeries unless government acts quickly.
