In a recent communication to its members, the Labour party has announced it will not seriously contest the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency at the next election.
Local Lib Dem campaigners Tim Farron and Julia Aglionby have slammed the Conservatives for neglecting our local NHS after it was revealed that more than one in eight people in North Cumbria are currently on a hospital waiting list.
Last night in Parliament, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron presented a petition, opposing the decision to cut the overnight GP service from Westmorland General Hospital three nights a week.
Last night in the House of Commons, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron tabled an amendment to the Victims and Prisoners Bill which would provide compensation to those who have suffered illness as a result of sewage in the waterways.
Cumbrian MP Tim Farron has described the Government’s new visa rules as a ‘hammer blow’ to local businesses in the county’s hospitality sector.
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Cumbrian MP Tim Farron asked for the Government to support the Lake District Holocaust Project’s plans to build a memorial to the Windermere Boys.
