Medway Conservatives may treat the public as idiots but the blame for the Medway Tunnel purchase and its legacy is squarely on the shoulders of the ruling Conservative Group.
Labour opposed the Tunnel purchase and warned (see above video) of the potential legacy on the tax payer books.
Councillor Chambers and the Conservative front-bench ignored all public opinion and irresponsibly purchased the tunnel. Conservative Councillors voted to support the purchase.
Perhaps the Tory press release has totally ignored the actions of its own Councillor ranks. In the haste to attack Labour they forget that Mark Reckless MP has understood the potential liability on the tunnel during their own period in office, and has tried to secure a purchase by the Department of Transport which has thus far failed.
The Medway Labour position on the tunnel was highlighted in the General Election. Labour has consistently opposed the purchase because of the fear of a Conservative toll. The Tories purchased the tunnel which has therefore created the toll risk because they do not have short-medium funding from the Rochester Bridge Trust beyond the original donation.
It is a simple A = B.
Press statements on the matter:
'Medway Tunnel Fiasco' - Rochester & Strood Labour Press statement
'Medway Tory Tax Bomb' - Strood Labour
So why have the Tories waited until now to bring this topic up?
They are have said nothing until now because they know there is a local election and they are desperate for votes.
And more importantly ladies and gents, they have seen the budget figures which confirms the Labour Party was totally correct to oppose it.
p.s. Also this issue deliberately attacks Councillor Chambers because he negotiated the agreement. Convenient the first person to put up the press release was Rainham Central Conservatives...
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