IN less than 100 hours prospective parliamentary candidates for Barrow and Furness will be put on the spot by voters just days before the general election.

A hustings will be held at Furness College Today hosted by the Furness branch of the Federation of Small Businesses.

The event will give candidates the chance to say what they will do, if elected, for small businesses in the area.

Chairman of the Furness FSB, Phil Collier, said: "With the huge levels of investment flowing into the Furness area, our branch committee felt the need to give local business owners the opportunity to ask some serious questions of the prospective candidates."

The hustings will start at 6pm.

The confirmed candidates so far are: John Woodock (Lab), Simon Fell (Con), Loraine Birchall (Lib Dem), Rob O'Hara (Green), and Alan Piper (UKIP).

To book your free spot at the hustings, click here.

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