South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has written to the Prime Minister to urge changes to a new flood insurance scheme, which would otherwise leave those in new homes unprotected and therefore liable for unaffordable insurance premiums.
A damning report by the Home Affairs Select Committee into the shelved changes to police funding has vindicated the concerns shown by Cumbrian residents, according to South Lakes MP Tim Farron.
Tim Farron MP has welcomed the announcement of increased rail services to Manchester Airport, as well as a commitment to push ahead with electrification, which the government has announced as part of the new franchise agreements.
Tim Farron MP has this morning called for more money to repair Cumbria's damaged infrastructure, and insisted that exceptional measures must be taken to reopen the A591.
Westmorland and Lonsdale Liberal Democrats' annual Christmas Fair has been cancelled, in order to raise money instead for flood victims.
Elsie Woof, a Sedbergh Primary School student, has won 1st Prize in Tim Farron's Christmas Card Competition.