Tim Farron

Torver, Troutbeck, Warcop, Windermere, and Witherslack.

No appointment is needed - you can just stop by for a chat!

A full list of dates, times and locations can be found on my website

...Crosby Ravensworth, Flookburgh, Grange-over-Sands, Great Asby, Greystoke, Haverthwaite, Hawkshead, Heversham, Kendal, Kentmere, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Thore, Levens, Long Marton, Morland, Orton, Pooley Bridge, Ravenstonedale, Shap, Stainton, Staveley, Tebay, Temple Sowerby, Threlkeld...

Tim Farron's Summer Tour 2025

I will be travelling the length and breadth of Westmorland and Lonsdale on my summer surgery tour to hear about the issues which matter to you.

I will be visiting Ambleside, Appleby, Askham, Bampton, Bolton, Brough, Burneside, Cartmel, Chapel Stile, Clifton, Coniston, Crosby Garrett...

A quote text graphic of Tim Farron with the words saying: "It is an absolute scandal that families are being told to limit their water use this summer, while these failing water firms are letting over a billion litres a day go to waste through leaky pipes. Firms that fail to fix leaks should be fined, and water company bosses should be stopped from pocketing eye-watering bonuses. Enough is enough. The public shouldn’t be forced to pay the price for the water companies’ failure."

Water companies are failing thousands of families by refusing to put their own house in order. Enough is enough, the public shouldn't have to bear the cost of their failures.

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"If there are hose pipe bans, there need to be bonus ban too."

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"These companies are leaking a billion litres of water every single day and £1.5 billion in dividends were leaked out under the last government."

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Photo of a water sample being taken. Guardian headline "Ofwat to be abolished as ministers look to create new water regulator"

At last, the Government has listened to the Liberal Democrats. Since November 2022, we have been calling for Ofwat to be scrapped.

If the Government do not commit to this, it would be a dereliction of their duty and a betrayal of millions of customers across the country.

Sewage in our waterways is a disgusting sign of a broken system.

Today’s report backs what we’ve always said: we need to scrap and replace Ofwat and finally hold these water companies to account.

For years the Conservatives and Labour sneered at us for raising the sewage scandal. Now finally the government is acting.

This is a victory for all those local communities who said enough is enough - but if Labour think it is job done they have got another think coming.

Liberal Democrats have been leading the fight to scrap Ofwat and replace it with a tougher regulator that will take action against polluters.

Today, the Government appears to have finally listened.

We will be holding their feet to the fire to ensure these promises are delivered.

If the Government is truly serious about protecting our precious rivers and lakes from sewage, then it should back my bill.

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This would have powers to:
- Revoke the licence of poorly performing water companies swiftly
-Reform water companies to put local environmental experts on their boards
-Set legally binding targets on sewage discharges

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Ofwat have failed to hold polluting water companies to account.

This week in Parliament, I presented a Private Members Bill calling for Ofwat to be abolished and replaced with a new, tougher regulator called the Clean Water Authority.

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Long-awaited go-ahead for A66 dualling scheme - Cumberland and Westmorland Herald The A66 The £1.6 billion A66 scheme has finally been given the go-ahead by the Government. There were fears that plans to dual the road from Penrith to Scotch Corner would be shelved after it was anno...

Absolutely over the moon that the Government has finally approved vital plans to upgrade the A66.

These huge improvements are long overdue, and will be essential to reducing congestion, boosting our economy, and saving lives.

Thanks to everyone who campaigned so hard!
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We were told to expect a decision on the vital project to dual the A66 between Penrith and Scotch Corner in the Spending Review. This didn't materialise.

Almost a month later, and we've still heard nothing.

People are being left in limbo.

My letter to the Transport Secretary👇

But that's not what last night's vote was about.

It was about whether disabled people would continue to get the vital support they need to live their lives with dignity.

And that's why I was proud to vote against the Government's appalling plans.

Yes we need to and bring the benefits bill down.

We do that by growing the economy, getting people into work, and building more genuinely affordable homes so that we aren’t having to subsidise hard working people who are nevertheless on the cusp of poverty.

A few people saying 'it's terrible that MPs can't even cut just £5bn from the welfare budget'.

I'm sorry but if we can't continue to provide funding to support people with conditions like Parkinsons to wash and get dressed then we might as well give up being a civilised country

Let's be absolutely clear what the Government's 'concessions' to the Welfare Bill mean:

If you currently have a condition like Parkinsons or MS then you will get support to wash and cook for yourself. But someone diagnosed next year gets nothing.

This is just utterly appalling.

Failing water sector needs stronger regulation, review says The Water Commission finds

At the heart of the sewage scandal is a regulatory system which has failed.

Liberal Democrats will continue our campaign to replace Ofwat with a new regulator to clean up our waterways for good.

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A busy day out and about in Kendal on Friday - including a lovely visit to meet the team at the wonderful Herdy shop, and also an absolute joy to join the residents at Eskdale House for their garden tea party. Thanks so much for having me!

Utterly appalling decision.

These cuts threaten both the livelihoods of farmers (many of whom are already earning less than the minimum wage), and the future of our treasured environment.

The Chancellor must think again.

Thames Water hit with record fine over sewage breaches After Ofwat imposes two fines totalling £123m, environment secretary says ‘era of profiting from failure is over’

This should be the final nail in the coffin for Thames Water.

It needs to be turned into a public benefit company and Ofwat needs to be scrapped and replaced with a real regulator with teeth.

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A rare Tuesday by election result…

Kendal Town Council, Highgate Ward:

Lib Dem 411 (73%)
Green 76 (13.5%)
Ind 48 (8.5%)
Lab 28 (5%)

Lib Dem hold

Congratulations Cllr Tim Martland and our entire team for a brilliant result!

In rural communities, we particularly depend on volunteer drivers to help people who live hours away from hospital appointments.

I asked the Health Minister to direct integrated care boards and trusts to support those volunteer drivers, so that volunteers are valued and patients are not isolated.

A busy afternoon and evening in wonderful Appleby. I held my surgery, then had time on the doorsteps before giving a talk to the Appleby Society. All in stunning weather!

Social care reform recommendations delayed for a decade Age UK said the timeline will 'disappoint many older people' and risks bringing change 'far too late' for many

This is the very same Government who are now saying their reforms to fix social care may not come into force for another NINE years!

This is yet another appalling decision from a deeply unpopular government who are desperately scrabbling around for votes

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Banning care workers from overseas will have devastating consequences for our loved ones who desperately need care, for our care homes who are struggling to recruit the staff they need, and on our already overstretched hospitals.

On #WorldMEDay I've joined Lib Dem colleagues in writing to the Health Secretary about the need to invest in the Final Delivery Plan for ME/CFS.

People with ME have one of the lowest qualities of life of any condition but have faced decades of insufficient care. This must change

British farmers deserve better than uncertainty and empty promises, writes Tim Farron After months of uncertainty thanks to Donald Trump’s senseless trade war, I of course will welcome a deal that will provide stability in an increasingly unstable world.

For British farmers, yesterday's announcement of a US-UK trade deal has led to a lot of uncertainty and unanswered questions around food standards, beef, labelling, ethanol, and more.

Farmers must not be left in the dark - they deserve answers 👇 www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...