Summary

  • Candidates and representatives for parties standing on 4 July are answering your questions in the Your Voice, Your Vote BBC Cumbria election debate

  • The debate is running between 10:00 BST and 11:00 BST, and it is being presented by BBC Cumbria's Stephanie Finnon

  • Questions have been submitted by members of the public

  • You can watch here, and listen on BBC Cumbria and BBC Sounds

  • Follow updates on @BBC_Cumbria on X

  • A full list of candidates standing in all constituencies can be found here

Live Reporting

Live reporting by Chris Robinson and Rachel Kerr

  1. Conservative general election candidates declined to take part

    We did approach Cumbria’s Conservative general election candidates to see if one of them would join us.

    They declined to take part in a Cumbria-wide debate, which they said would not apply scrutiny to "the issues affecting this incredibly diverse county" and offered to be available for debates in each constituency, which they said had "always been the norm".

    A BBC spokesperson said: "We invited Cumbria Conservative candidates to take part and they declined.

    "This debate is going out live on the website, on Radio Cumbria, on BBC iPlayer, on BBC Sounds, and is also being reflected on Look North this evening.

    "The debate will focus on issues affecting all people living in Cumbria. During the course of the campaign we have reflected the issues that matter to our audiences in each constituency across Cumbria.”

    However we do have a Conservative here to represent the party - and candidates from four others.

  2. The debate line-up

    Here is a list of all the guests taking part in this morning's debate:

    • Julia Aglionby, Liberal Democrat, Penrith and Solway
    • Julie Minns, Labour, Carlisle
    • Matthew Moody, Reform UK, Penrith and Solway
    • Jill Perry, Green, Whitehaven and Workington
    • Mike Starkie, Conservative, former elected mayor of Copeland

  3. Welcome to coverage of the Your Voice, Your Vote BBC Cumbria election debate

    Welcome to the Your Voice, Your Vote BBC Cumbria election debate. You can listen on BBC Cumbria or BBC Sounds, or watch live here.

    Your Voice, Your Vote BBC Cumbria Debate