A UK government minister has claimed an "obsessive ideology" is damaging transport in Wales, despite it missing out on billions worth of transport funding from the UK government. Richard Holden, parliamentary under secretary of state for roads and local transport, said his party "need to hold the Welsh Government's feet to the fire" on transport issues.
Speaking at a panel to the Welsh Conservative Party conference, Mr Holden said the Welsh Government needed a "change of heart" He said road infrastructure and maintenance needed to improve, adding: "The Welsh Government do get the Barnett consequentials from all of our road building programmes from the Potholes Fund" but said they "don't know what they're going to do with it here."
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