Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today visited Dalton to meet local residents and discuss the Government’s plans for improving local transport in and around Barrow and Furness.

Speaking to residents ahead of further engagements in Whitehaven, Mr Grayling said:

The North West will benefit from investment in transport, business and technology, as the Chancellor set out his plan to reward the hard work of the British People.

In 2011, the total value of service exports was £189.9 billion in the United Kingdom – by 2016, service exports rose to £254.0 billion. Over this period, the North West saw a £5,437 million increase in exports of services, up by 42% to £18,309 million in 2016.

Figures released today show that youth unemployment has fallen by over a half since 2010 – while the unemployment rate remains at its lowest level in over four decades.

Today, the government has announced how much additional funding local authorities in England will receive to ease pressures over winter thanks to our balanced approach to the economy,  including £2,507,222 for Cumbria County Council.

Furness communities have been united in welcoming this week’s announcement from Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, that a plan to upgrade the road at the notorious Dove Ford pinchpoint between Grizebeck and Kirkby-in-Furness on the A595 has been elevated to one of the UK’s top five

BARROW and Furness Conservatives were out in force for the party's annual conference in Birmingham, hearing a number of keynote speakers and helping to raise the profile of the party in the North West.

Simon Fell, Conservative Spokesman for Barrow and Furness, has welcomed today’s announcement by the Transport Secretary that work will begin to build a bypass at Grizebeck, providing relief for locals and commuters alike.

Labour’s not-so-secret plan to scrap Trident.

At Labour Party Conference in Liverpool on Monday, Senior Labour MP Fabian Hamilton laid bare his plans for the Dreadnought programme and Barrow’s shipyard.

Figures released today show that unemployment has remained at its lowest rate in more than four decades. Meanwhile, youth unemployment has fallen to its lowest rate since records began.