MP Darren Jones has taken the rare step of publicly calling on mayor Marvin Rees to find the cash to finally repair Kingsweston Iron Bridge.
The Bristol North West Labour MP published a letter on Facebook that he sent to the city mayor urging him to end the long-running saga by allocating funds in his revised budget, which is set to be published on Wednesday (February 23). It puts Mr Jones on the same side as Conservative councillors who tried unsuccessfully to secure £1million for the restoration works in their amendment to the Labour mayor’s budget at a full council meeting of Bristol City Council last week.
That was opposed by the Labour group of councillors and Mr Rees, along with some Greens, and fell by 27-22 votes. But in the letter, which he posted on social media on Monday night (February 21), the MP told the mayor: “I know you are aware of my very strongly held views that the ongoing lack of action in repairing the Iron Bridge, which connects Kingsweston House and Blaise Castle, must be rectified.
