Massive black hole in Tory pothole funding for Kent and Shepway

Local Liberal Democrat, Gary Fuller has blasted local Conservatives for letting down Shepway, as figures unveiled in Parliament show, that cash to fix our roads has been slashed.

Parliamentary analysis shows that in Kent pothole maintenance funding has been cut by £2,271,000.

This cut comes after the Chancellor promised an extra 'Pothole Fund'. Even with this cash, it doesn't plug the gap and Shepway will lose out.

Nationally, the shortfall in cash is £25 million.

Gary said:

"Where I live, in Sandgate, local people tell me day after day that we need to fix our roads. If the Conservative party won't deliver it, we will. Fixing our roads and delivering for Shepway is a key priority."

Baroness Dorothy Thornhill, Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesperson added:

"The government have trumpeted the pothole funding but our analysis shows a massive black hole. The Conservatives put out a lot of press releases on this but deliver much, much less."

"We are facing 'Pot Hole Britain'. Our drivers deserve better. Millions of drivers pay tax through the nose for awful roads that are a danger to drivers. It is, frankly, a national embarrassment."

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Notes to Editors - The Governments pothole funding announcement with 2015/16, 2016/17 and the Pothole funding announced by the Chancellor is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514524/160321-highways-maintenance-201516-201617.csv/preview