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South Lakes MP to host virtual ‘town hall meeting’ next Friday
Next Friday (19th), local MP Tim Farron will host a virtual 'town hall meeting' for residents in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.
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Dental targets putting patient safety at risk – MP
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care, Jo Churchill, to urge the Government to abandon dental targets which are putting patient safety…
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MP calls on Government to keep manifesto promise of £500m fund for youth services
South Lakes MP Tim Farron and Liberal Democrat Police and Crime Commissioner candidate for Cumbria Mark Christie, have written to the Government to ask them to honour their manifesto commitment to…
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MP calls for Government to stop Cumbria coal mine plans
Commenting on the breaking news that controversial plans for a new coal mine in Cumbria will be reconsidered by Cumbria County Council's planning committee, local MP Tim Farron said: "The very fact…
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MP demands DEFRA Secretary compensate Flookburgh fishermen
In the House of Commons last night, South Lakes MP Tim Farron called on the Government to compensate local fishermen in Flookburgh after it was announced that they have been banned from exporting…
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Eden District Council plan on move to Voreda House
EDC have bought Voreda House from the NHS in order to move all EDC services onto one site and to release the Grade II* listed Town Hall and Mansion House for other uses. Voreda House is just along…
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Lib Dems condemn exaggerated Tory boasts on Tory government funding for Cumbria police
Mark Christie, Liberal Democrat Police & Crime Commissioner candidate for Cumbria, said: "Too many people feel unsafe in their own homes and walking down their own streets. Our police are…
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MP asks Vaccines Minister to clarify vaccine prioritisation for unpaid carers
In Parliament this week, South Lakes MP Tim Farron urged ministers to clarify whether unpaid carers are on the priority list for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Lib Dem MPs highlight Government apathy towards the cancer backlog on World Cancer Day
Today, on World Cancer Day, Liberal Democrat MPs Tim Farron, Munira Wilson and Jamie Stone have tabled a Parliamentary motion highlighting the urgency of the cancer backlog.
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MP pushes for unpaid carers to be given same vaccine priority as paid carers
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock, urging him to give unpaid carers the same priority for vaccinations as those working in care homes.