Campaigns

I voted to control immigration, cut crime, and make things fairer for British people. Do you agree with me? Local people know that a country only works if its...

The Conservatives introduced the pensions triple lock - and we'll always protect it. No ifs, no buts. Do you agree with us? Everyone deserves dignity in...

Parents need support to balance work and childcare. That's why we're doubling free childcare for parents. Do you agree with these plans? Families should be able...

In May 2019 I was the first Conservative Deputy Leader of Allerdale Borough Council in over a decade, and we stopped Labour's plans to sell off the Keswick Leisure Centre. We had done some preliminary work on a replacement centre, for example recognising that its replacement would need to be a proper laned swimming pool - rather than the leisure/splash pool that the original 'Keswick Spa' had been - but then Covid hit, slowing down everything.

From studying at Newton Rigg to serving as MP for Workington, I have always been dedicated to keeping local food and farming at the top of my agenda. I’m...

Barclays have announced their plans to close their branch in Cockermouth in 2025. As Barclays is the last high street bank in the town, this decision will have...

This Autumn, BT is starting to phase out analog landline telephone networks, replacing them with a digital system. While this is a step in the right direction...

Recently, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak readdressed the UK's commitment to meet net-zero by 2050 - setting out a more pragmatic path to reduced emissions, while...

The Government is providing considerable funding through the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP+) to councils across the UK, urging them to improve, subsidise...