South Lakes MP Tim Farron has raised in parliament the plight of farmers who have been waiting over a year to receive their farm support payments. Tim called in the debate for farmers who haven't received their 2015 payments yet to be made top priority.
Speaking in parliament today, South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has pushed the government to give flood-hit areas the money they are owed from the EU flood fund, following the news that none of the cash will be passed on.
A combination of "Labour's careless spending and the Conservatives' mean-spiritedness" means flood-hit areas across the North of England will miss out on millions of pounds' worth of EU flood funding.
Tim Farron's Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency had the sixth lowest unemployment of all 650 UK constituencies in December, according to figures released today.
Leaving the single market will hit jobs and businesses, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron. In a speech today, the Prime Minister Theresa may declared that the UK will leave the single market.
Following recent reports about long queues for ambulances at local A&E departments, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has called on the Health Secretary to fund defibrillators in rural areas.
