Farron demands more beds at Morecambe Bay
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has expressed his concern about the number of operations being cancelled at Morecambe Bay due to a shortage of hospital beds.
5 May 2009
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has expressed his concern about the number of operations being cancelled at Morecambe Bay due to a shortage of hospital beds.
As part of her re-election campaign Wolverhampton's Liberal democrat MEP Liz Lynne will be visiting the Vaisakhi celebrations this Sunday in West Park.
Local MP Tim Farron joined hundreds of other MPs to defeat the Government on Gurkha settlement rights in Parliament last week. The Liberal Democrat-led debate saw the Gurkhas securing the support of Parliament for their right to settle in the UK.
Six of the eighteen beds in the new renal unit at Westmorland General Hospital are lying vacant despite the fact that there are dozens of south lakes patients who are desperate for treatment.
Newcastle MEP Fiona Hall has joined local Liberal Democrats in setting out the top priorities for the city ahead of the European elections on June 4.
The role of Newcastle East MP and Government Chief Whip Nick Brown in controversial plans to sell off a large stake in the Royal Mail is coming under scrutiny from Lib Dem opponents in his constituency.