Copeland MP Farming Information Sessions in Bootle, attended by over 40 Farmers. Friday, 2 February, 2024 Following the success of last year’s farm policy sessions, Trudy Harrison MP for Copeland and former Defra Minister has kicked off her first farming supper of 2024. At The Byre Café in Bootle, over 40 farmers joined with representatives from Natural England, Forestry Commission, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), Gibbons Accountants and Cumbria Police. All were on hand to update farm business owners... Local News
Copeland Working Group launches virtual GDF exhibition 21st January 2021 An interactive virtual exhibition has been launched today - including videos, graphics and information - for people living in Copeland to show how a Geological... Articles
Government decision to reject WCM 'call in' request welcomed by Trudy 6th January 2021 Trudy has today welcomed a decision by the Ministry of Communities Housing, and Local Government to reject a request to ‘call in’ the West Cumbria Mining... Articles
Home Secretary announces £6m funding boost for Cumbria Police 17th December 2020 Cumbria Police is set to receive an additional £6m in its funding next year following an announcement today from the Home Secretary. Home Secretary, Priti Patel... Articles
‘The Future is nuclear and it’s a bright one’ says Trudy on release of Gov Energy Paper 14th December 2020 ‘The Future is nuclear and it’s a bright one’ says Trudy Harrison MP on the release of the Government’s Energy White Paper. Today the Government has published... Articles
Grassroots football projects identified for Copeland 10th December 2020 This week, Trudy Harrison MP met with representatives from the Football Association (FA) and Active Cumbria to discuss proposals to improve grassroots football... Articles
Trudy forms agriculture transition group with Copeland farmers 9th December 2020 The MP for Copeland has formed a farming transition group aimed at supporting the local farming sector through the agricultural transition period. Following the... Articles
'Nuclear power is reaching parts of Government policy like never before' says Trudy 4th December 2020 Recognising the urgency to go further to tackle climate change, the Prime Minister has laid out an ‘ambitious’ further commitment to achieving Net-Zero. The new... Articles
PM unveils biggest increase in defence and security spending since Cold War 19th November 2020 The biggest programme of investment into British defence since the end of the Cold War has been unveiled by the Prime Minister today. In a statement made to the... Articles
PM announces nuclear vision for cleaner Britain in 10-point plan 18th November 2020 A commitment to develop large and smaller-scale nuclear plants as well as advanced modular reactors has been announced by the Prime Minister today. Part of his... Articles