Councillor Nik Price for Bromsgrove West said it has been confirmed that he was "not formally advised of the revised programme" for BREP during his tenure as a cabinet member. "No major infrastructure project is without challenges, but public debate should always be based on evidence rather than assumption." The response comes after criticism by Liberal Democrat councillors over the handing of BREP under the former Reform administration at Worcestershire County Council. This includes claims by councillors that a "formal request for a project extension was made in April", which has been denied. "Like thousands of Bromsgrove residents, I have sat in the queues.