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MP votes for windfall tax on energy giants to cover soaring prices
In Parliament this week, local MP Tim Farron voted in favour of introducing a windfall tax on energy giants to cover rising energy prices.
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Levelling Up White Paper fails to help rural Cumbria - MP
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, local MP Tim Farron accused the Government of neglecting rural communities in their new Levelling Up White Paper.
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MP’s running challenge raises over £6000 for South Lakes mental health charity
A mental health charity in Kendal has received a £6000 boost, after local MP Tim Farron completed his challenge to run every day in January.
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MP secures meeting with Treasury minister over second homes crisis
On the floor of the House of Commons yesterday, South Lakes MP Tim Farron secured a meeting with the Financial Secretary to the Treasury about increasing council tax on second homes.
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Kendal Lib Dem councillors launch campaign to make it safer to cross Burton Road
Local Liberal Democrat councillors Doug Rathbone, Helen Ladhams, Eamonn Hennessy and Jonathan Brook have started a petition to make it safer for pedestrians to cross Burton Road.
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Sue Gray report shows why Boris Johnson must resign - MP
Commenting on the Sue Gray report into alleged gatherings in Downing Street during lockdown, South Lakes MP Tim Farron said: "The Sue Gray report just tells us what we've all known for some time now…
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MP challenges minister to invest in youth mental health services in Cumbria
In Parliament this week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron told ministers about the poor state of mental health provision for young people in Cumbria
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MP delivers 8,000 strong petition to Department for Health opposing hospital merger plans
This afternoon, local MP Tim Farron has handed in a petition to the Department for Health against controversial plans to merge Lancaster and Preston's hospital onto a single site.
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Tim Farron asks Foreign Secretary to allow MPs to vote on controversial Australia trade deal
On the floor of the House of Commons this afternoon, South Lakes MP Tim Farron asked government ministers to allow MPs to be given the final say on the new trade deal with Australia.
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‘Ministers clapped them, and now they will sack them’ - MP tells Government to U-turn on plans to dismiss unvaccinated NHS workers
In Parliament last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron pleaded with ministers to U-turn on controversial plans to sack NHS workers who haven't had a coronavirus vaccine.