• 10-Year rail funding reaction – Labour showing contempt to Wales
• Greene criticises potential closure of Scottish bus builders
• Rennie: Swapping around a few ministers won’t erase SNP failures

10-Year rail funding reaction – Labour showing contempt to Wales

Responding to Labour’s announcement that the £445 million they announced for rail funding this morning will, in fact, be spread out over 10 years, Welsh Liberal Democrat Westminster Spokesperson David Chadwick MP said:

Labour’s contempt for Wales just gets worse and worse.

The indefensible decision to spread this measly amount of rail funding over 10 years not only robs Wales of what it is owed for past projects, but also guarantees that we will continue to fall behind in infrastructure spending, as major transport projects in England get the green light.

Labour clearly has no interest in growing the Welsh economy or giving us the tools we need to thrive and attract investment into our country.

Greene criticises potential closure of Scottish bus builders

Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP has today said that the wheels are falling off the SNP’s economic strategy as it was announced that bus builder Alexander Dennis has launched a consultation on potentially closing its Falkirk and Larbert sites and moving all production to Scarborough, citing a lack of forthcoming work.

Commenting on the reports, Mr Greene said:

It’s pretty damning that a firm with such strong Scottish roots is considering shifting production to Yorkshire. The wheels are coming off the SNP’s economic strategy.

This will be a very tough day for the local workforce. It will be made worse knowing that most of the buses purchased by the Scottish Government as part of their Zero Emission Bus Challenge were procured from outside of Scotland, despite local manufacturers crying out for new businesses.

Ministers should sit down with bus company bosses and thrash out a solution that maintains secure and well-paying jobs in Scotland.

Rennie: Swapping around a few ministers won’t erase SNP failures

Responding to the SNP’s reshuffle, Scottish Liberal Democrat Willie Rennie MSP said:

The SNP are looking tired after 18 years in government and this reshuffle won’t change a thing.

The SNP are responsible for a social care crisis, a housing emergency, a sluggish economy, NHS waits as long as John Swinney’s arm and universities and colleges teetering on the edge.

Even if they changed every single minister, they still wouldn’t have the answers.