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MP launches petition to save Holehird care home
This morning, local MP Tim Farron has launched a campaign to save Holehird care home from being closed.
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MP calls for Parliament vote on COVID domestic passports
This morning, South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, calling for MPs to be able to debate and vote on plans for COVID domestic passports as soon…
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MP warmly welcomes Countryside Code relaunch
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has warmly welcomed this morning's news that Natural England have launched a new national campaign to promote the Countryside Code.
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MP and Kendal landlord team up to tell PM to axe vaccine passport plans for pubs
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and landlord of the New Union pub in Kendal, Phil Walker have written a joint letter to the Prime Minister urging him not to go ahead with plans to force people to show a…
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MP and Cumbrian Lib Dem council leaders fight to stop Government gutting fuel poverty scheme
Local MP Tim Farron and Cumbrian Liberal Democrat council leaders have written a joint letter to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to oppose the Government's plans…
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Loraine Birchall selected as new Lib Dem candidate for Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner
Loraine Birchall has been selected as the new Liberal Democrat candidate for Cumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner election on May 6th.
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MP welcomes return date for outdoor education
Local MP and co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Outdoor Learning, Tim Farron has welcomed this afternoon's news that the Government have finally published a roadmap for the return of…
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MP slams ‘ludicrous’ decision to force local councils to meet in person from May
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has criticised Government plans to force local councils to scrap virtual calls and return to face-to-face meetings in person from May.
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MP pays tribute to Cumbria’s teachers on 1 year anniversary of lockdown
This week in Parliament, South Lakes MP Tim Farron praised the hard work and dedication of Cumbria's teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MP votes against extension of ‘draconian’ Coronavirus Act
Tonight, South Lakes MP Tim Farron voted against Government plans to extend the Coronavirus Act until October.