South Lakes MP Tim Farron is sending out 40,000 petitions across his constituency, to ask local people for their help with his flood cash campaign.
He's urging the government to apply for EU funds which could provide millions of pounds to help the area recover after the floods last month.
The government must apply for to the EU within 12 weeks of the floods first hitting, but David Cameron has said in parliament that it would be “quicker and better to give people the help they need from our own resources.”
Accountancy firm KPMG estimates the total cost of the flood damage is around £5bn, and Mr Farron says the UK could be eligible for up to £125 million of funding from the EU Solidarity fund. 10% of that would be made available immediately.
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Mr Farron said: "The clock is ticking as an application must be submitted within twelve weeks. It is ridiculous that the government has not yet applied for this funding. We contribute to this fund, and are entitled to draw from it in times of need.
“This would secure millions of pounds to help rebuild areas that have been hit by flooding, yet the Conservatives are more interested in scoring political points with their own Eurosceptic backbenchers than in securing funds for flood-hit areas.
“If Cameron wants to claim that it would be ‘quicker and better’ to use our own money, then he needs to back this up by making the funds available. Across South Lakeland, there are too many examples to list of roads, bridges and other infrastructure in urgent need of repair, and so far the government has only provided £40millon of the £500million needed to restore Cumbria’s infrastructure."