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I do not believe at all, Neil, that the DfT, the Cabinet Office and the Treasury made clear what you stated, nor that the Port of Dover would have by now been privatised if no offer were made to give the Treasury money in a Port transfer.
The DHB made of their own accord a sale bid in 2010, Labour did not put the Port up for sale.
This I have made clear in my representation, that our Port should remain a State asset, however transferred from Central to Local Government, as a local asset, run by a competent authority on behalf of the Local Government, be it DHB or whoever.
Because this would NOT be privatisation, nor a Port-sale, and not a transfer outside of the State's Authority, no money would need to be paid to the Treasury in order for such a transfer to take place.
It is DHB and DPPT who are asking for a Port sale.
Dover must wake up and realise this!
Charlie had campaigned for the Port to remain a State asset, he even made a petition for this, which I signed, among various petitions. Then, on being elected, Charlie turned coat and lobbied the Government and Parliament for a Port sale.
