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South Lakes MP Tim Farron voted in favour of a parliamentary motion calling for the Government to scrap plans to cut Universal Credit. A £20-a-week increase in Universal Credit was introduced last year to help families cope during the Covid-19 pandemic, but that is set to expire at the end of March. The motion was passed by 278 votes to none, with every party in the House of Commons voting in favour of the motion apart from the Conservatives, who abstained. Mr Farron said: “While the rollout of vaccines means that the end of this crisis is now in sight, local families still face months of real hardship.