Northumberland County Council's Conservative administration have refuted Labour's claims it had plans and funding in place for the Blyth Relief Road.
The Tories recently claimed they were ending "decades of failure" by Labour in Northumberland after the council's cabinet agreed plans for a consultation on a new planned route for the road after the previously selected one became unviable due to a housing development.
Labour leader Scott Dickinson hit back and claimed a feasibility study was carried and a route identified back in 2017, with the money allocated for the project within the council's budget.