Labour councillors have welcomed the renewed support for building a new bypass for Elgin. At today’s meeting of the Moray Council, a motion calling for renewed support for a bypass and criticising the Scottish Government for the slow pace of progress was supported by all councillors but one.

Speaking after today’s meeting, the motion’s proposer, Councillor Keith, welcomed the broad support his proposal received:

“A bypass for Elgin, along with dualling of the A96, was promised to the people of Moray when the SNP first came to power 15 years ago. It’s time they got on with keeping this promise. I’m pleased that this motion was backed by all councillors save for a single out-of- touch Green.

“The Fochabers bypass, commissioned by the last Labour Government in Edinburgh, was delivered in 2011, but other than that not one inch of this new road has been delivered in Moray, which says a lot. In the same time the Scottish Government has managed to commission and build a whole new Forth Road Bridge at a cost of £1.35 billion. It’s clear where the priorities of the government lie, and they’re not with Moray.”

Councillor Keith paid tribute to the Moray Trades Union Council and the local press for