Labour’s Funding Announcement Fails To Deliver For Wales

Labour’s funding announcement does not deliver for Wales as the Welsh Conservatives have responded to Labour’s spending review, which includes £445 million for rail spending for Wales, pointing out that this figure is far from the generous investment Labour claim.

During Control Periods 5 and 6, the UK Government invested £750 million and £350 million in Welsh rail infrastructure, respectively—figures that easily surpass the £445 million reportedly being announced, with no time frame on the investment given. Additionally, the previous UK Conservative Government funded half of the South Wales Metro through the Growth Deal, a contribution Labour in Wales continues to take sole credit for.

Commenting on the announcement, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, Sam Rowlands MS, said:

“While any investment in Wales is welcome, it is disingenuous for Labour to frame this announcement as ‘generous’ when previous UK Conservative Government contributions far exceeded these figures.

“We were promised two Governments on either side of the M4 working together for the benefit of Wales, but instead, we have seen broken promises and a reluctance to provide Wales with its fair share of funding.

“Welsh Labour cannot rewrite history— the Conservatives have consistently delivered for Wales, and this announcement falls short of what was done by the previous UK Conservative Government.”

It appears this is yet another example of Welsh Labour being in the pocket of UK Labour. Two lots of Labour and Wales obeys UK Labour and appears to think that the Welsh people should be grateful. Anyone living in Wales and using, or trying to use public transport knows how difficult, slow and unreliable our rail services are. UK Labour keep saying ‘after 14 years of Conservative rule things were in a mess when we came in’. Well how do they think the people of Wales feel after 26 years of Labour rule in Wales? Well not impressed would be my polite answer……………………..