Today, the Prime Minister launched the Long Term Plan for the NHS – a historic moment for patients in Barrow & Furness and across the country.

Long-serving county councillor Des English has welcomed cross-party opposition to plans to install parking meters across Cumbria.

Conservative Spokesman for Barrow and Furness Simon Fell has welcomed new funding awarded to the Duddon & Furness Mountain Rescue Team.

Conservative Spokesman for Barrow & Furness, Simon Fell has welcomed the news that the Conservative Government are introducing a brand new railcard, which will halve all rail fares for 16 and 17-year-olds in Barrow and Furness.

Before I inevitably go on to discuss Brexit, a brief reminder that our party is quietly getting on with the hard job of governing – and doing it well. This may be getting drowned out in the media, but it is important as voters will judge our party on delivery. 

Barrow and Furness association delegates joined colleagues from around the county - and beyond - for the annual Cumbria Conservatives conference.

There is no doubt that the cancellation of the Moorside contract is a tremendous blow to the West Coast and that we should fight all the way to get it re-instated.

Conservative Spokesman for Barrow & Furness, Simon Fell, has welcomed the over £12million in funding to improve the condition of roads across Cumbria.

Figures released today show that in the North West there are 3,476,763 people in work – meaning 297,789 more people have the security of a job since 2010.

CONSERVATIVES in Barrow and Furness have welcomed Government plans to crackdown on organised crime which plagues many counties across the country.