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Rebuild Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Rebuild Royal Lancaster Infirmary Tim Farron and the South Lakes Lib Dems are campaigning for the Government to fast track plans to rebuild the Royal Lancaster Infirmary. It comes after the…
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Westmorland MP backs Lib Dem amendment to controversial welfare bill to protect disabled people and carers from “senseless” cuts
Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, Tim Farron has backed the party’s amendment to the Government’s controversial welfare bill, in a bid to protect carers and disabled people at risk of…
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MP calls for regulator to step in and hold Royal Mail to account as local delivery targets missed
Westmorland and Lonsdale’s Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron has slammed Royal Mail as just 73% of first-class deliveries in the Lancaster post code area were delivered on time, well below the 93%…
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Tim Farron asks for minister’s support in campaign to keep Junction 38 open
Yesterday in Parliament, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron asked Treasury ministers to help minimise disruption caused by work to replace eight deteriorating M6 motorway bridges near Tebay.
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Tim Farron secures meeting with Education Minister over repairing Cumbria’s rural school buildings
Funding repairs to small rural schools in Cumbria will be on the agenda when local MP Tim Farron sits down with the Education Minister Stephen Morgan.
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Tim Farron asks minister to intervene over mental health staffing crisis
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron challenged ministers in the Department of Health and Social Care to take action over staffing gaps in local…
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Kendal Post Office saved from closure following community campaign
Local MP Tim Farron has celebrated the news that Kendal Post Office will be staying open, after it was previously put under threat by plans to shut branches across the country.
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Tim Farron welcomes winter fuel U-turn
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has warmly welcomed the Government’s decision to reverse cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance.
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‘Stop the suffering’ – MP urges Minister to take stronger action to ensure aid reaches Gaza
On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron urged the Foreign Office Minister, Hamish Falconer, to work with the UN to ensure that aid reaches Gaza.
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Tim Farron makes final plea to Treasury ministers to approve A66 upgrade next week
With just a week to go until the Government’s long-awaited Spending Review, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has made a final ask of Treasury Ministers to approve plans to dual the A66 from…
