Cabinet member for Transport on Cornwall Council Richard Pears was of the view that the crossings were built by and are the responsibility of Cornwall and Plymouth City Councils and that it was down to the joint committee therefore to find ways to solve the problems. “As a director of a business, if I were to place my company in financial distress, with the intent of hoping that somebody would come along and bail me out, I would be struck off.”

Source: The Times September 20, 2023 11:05 UTC