Nick Clegg and LGBT Lib Dems are calling for Marriage Without Borders - for marriages and civil partnerships to be available in the UK to people regardless of gender, and for same-sex partnerships to be recognised throughout Europe and internationally.
Local press has revealed that Labour controlled Leicester City Council is to make £19m of cuts, axe up to 270 posts and increase council tax by 8% over the next three years.
South Lakeland MP Tim Farron has labelled the decision to close the HM Revenue and Customs office in Kendal as a "disgrace" after the Treasury announced the closure of an expected 130 branches within the next 12 months.
Farmers in South Lakeland who have yet to receive their single farm payments should be given interim payments to help them through the difficult winter period according to Liberal Democrat Farming Spokesperson Tim Farron MP.
Tim Farron, MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, was re-elected as chair of the cross party group which represents Hill Farmers in Parliament. The group was established 4 years ago following the removal of the Hill Farming Allowance by members committed to ensuring that the HFA was replaced by another scheme. Many people see the introduction of the new Uplands Entry Level Scheme - to be launched in February - as a clear vindication of the Hill Farming groups work and, in particular, Mr Farron's leadership of the group.
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has given his full backing to Lydia Besong, the writer and human rights activist threatened with deportation from the UK, as she prepares to make a fresh claim for asylum.