Brexit: Boris Johnson to impose new restrictions on EU immigration two years earlier than planned
Labour describes proposals as 'ill-informed and reactionary'
LBPCLB
20 Jan 2020
National News
Birdgirl to receive Honorary Doctorate from Bristol
BirdGirl to become youngest Honorary Doc ever.
KM
20 Jan 2020
Corbyn was big factor in Lib Dem election failure, says Davey
The acting Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, has claimed the "toxicity" of Jeremy Corbyn was a big factor in the Lib Dems' poor performance in last month's general election, saying voters backed the Tories rather than risk a "hard left" government.
HSP
20 Jan 2020
South Lakes MP congratulates Christmas card competition winner
Last week local MP Tim Farron presented Molly Straughton-Lowe, a pupil at Grange primary school with a book token and a certificate at a school assembly after her design was selected as the winner of Tim's Christmas card competition.
20 Jan 2020
Sunderland deserves to be new home of House of Lords
As the Government confirmed that it is considering plans to move one half of Parliament to York, Liberal Democrats in Sunderland have called for the House of Lords to be relocated to Wearside instead.
CM
20 Jan 2020
Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 commemorations
Holocaust Memorial Day is the international day to remember those killed under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
20 Jan 2020