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Plea to the UK Media and Public

There has been a sharp increase of racist hate crime throughout the country, ranging from verbal incidents, intimidation and even physical attacks, towards the British Chinese community and other East Asian communities, including international students from China and other countries in South East Asia. Although there are examples of those who stood up against the perpretrators and defended people who were being abused, it is distressing to see the upsurge of hate crime arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.

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by Dr Yeow Poon, spokesperson for Covid19 Anti Racism Group

27 Mar 2020

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MP signs cross-party letter calling for suspension of VAT on energy bills

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has signed a cross-party letter to the Chancellor, urging him to suspend VAT on electricity bills for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.

27 Mar 2020

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MP issues plea for tourists NOT to visit the Lake District this weekend

Speaking ahead of what would normally be a busy weekend for the Lake District, local MP Tim Farron has issued the following plea:

27 Mar 2020

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Self-employed workers in Cumbria can’t afford to wait until June - MP

Commenting on the announcement from the Chancellor this afternoon that self-employed people won't be able to access financial support to cope with the impact of coronavirus until June, Tim said: "The measures that the Chancellor is introducing are really welcome but the brutal reality is that so many of the nearly 11,000 self-employed people in Westmorland and Lonsdale just simply can't afford to wait until June to get a proper wage.

27 Mar 2020

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‘Pull your finger out and get them home’ – MP demands Foreign Office urgently intervenes to help Kendal emergency service workers stranded in Dubai

South Lakes MP Tim Farron is urging the Foreign Office to immediately intervene to get two emergency services workers from Kendal returned home after being stranded in Dubai airport.

27 Mar 2020

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‘It’s not too late to think again and get this right’ – MP urges Chancellor to change track after reports the self-employed won’t get financial support for another two months

Commenting on reports that financial support to cope with the impact of coronavirus won't be available for people who are self-employed until the end of May, local MP Tim Farron said:

27 Mar 2020

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