PRESS RELEASE : 20 years of Labour inaction to blame for bridge closure [November 2022]

The press release issued by the Welsh Conservatives on 9 November 2022.

Commenting on the news that the defect which led to the closure of the Menai Bridge in October was first identified in the 1990s, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Transport, Natasha Asghar MS said:

“This is an absolute disgrace. For over 20 years successive Labour Governments have failed to act in the knowledge that the Menai Bridge had this defect. Just yesterday, Labour’s Deputy Minister failed to turn up to a briefing with various Members of the Senedd and the Member of Parliament for Ynys Môn, Virginia Crosbie.

“Labour ministers must come forward at outline what they knew about the state of the bridge and when. Crucially, why wasn’t more regular work undertaken to prevent the bridge falling into this state?

“The people of Wales deserve answers as to why hard-working families and businesses are being made to pay for Labour’s ineptitude.”