Brighton Labour councillor slams opposition over King Alfred 'call in'

Opposition councillors have been slammed as a “dream team of delayers” after they decided to scrutinise the decision to build a new seafront leisure centre. Green and Conservative councillors in Brighton say they want to delve deeper into the plans to build a replacement for the King Alfred Leisure Centre on its current site to make sure the £47 million project is the best thing for residents. But Labour’s deputy leader Jacob Taylor has criticised them, claiming that they are trying to delay the project and “frustrate the clear preference of residents”.

Cllr Jacob Taylor Cllr Taylor, the finance lead in the new cabinet system, said: “We absolutely welcome scrutiny, and I look forward to attending the meeting with councillors to defend and promote our plans. "But it's fascinating that the Greens and Tories are ganging up to try and frustrate the clear preference of residents. "The last time the Greens and the Tories worked together on a big capital project it was to approve the i360.

So it's ironic that they're teaming up once again to try and delay the building of a new leisure centre - something the city actually supports. "I think it shows the difference between a Labour cabinet and the coalition of Green-Tory opposition. We're getting in and finally delivering a leisure centre that the city wants, whilst the dream team of delayers try to slow things down.

" Under the new cabinet model opposing councillors can “call in” decisions made by the leading party in.