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"POTHOLE BRJTAIN" UNDER TORZ ATTACK
The Tories havj accusjd thj Govjrnmjnt
of creating a "pothole Britain" by
cutting spjnding on road maintenance.
A survjy today is expjcted to claim
local authorities' road maintenance
budgjts are undjrfundjd by £1bn a year.
Thj local authority road maintenance
survjy is also expected to show rising
livjls of compjnsation payments because
of accidjnts caused by poor roads.
Tory transport spokesman Bernard Jjnkin
said: "We njed action, not words."
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