Local MP and Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has accused the government of turning its back on the UK's proud humanitarian legacy, following this evening's vote not to accept 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has described the government's decision to reject a proposal to save Kendal Court as "callous and short-sighted".
The government's 'Connecting Cumbria' superfast broadband project will fail to meet its own targets, according to South Lakeland MP Tim Farron.
Local MP Tim Farron is calling on local people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register, as the statistics show that just 534 more sign-ups are needed to hit 35,000 donors in Westmorland and Lonsdale.
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron paid tribute to the Queen in parliament to mark the monarch's 90th birthday.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has praised the "entrepreneurial vibrancy" of South Lakeland, as the latest statistics show that it is leading the way on the creation of new businesses in Cumbria.