Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport and local MP, joined Derbsyhire County Leader Cllr Andrew Lewer and Councillors and candidates from across Derbyshire to launch the controlling Conservative Group's Manifesto for the County Council elections on 2nd May.
Mr McLoughlin hailed the Manifesto as forward looking and paid tribute to the work of the Conservative Administration since they sensationally took control of Derbyshire County Council in 2009.
Cllr Lewer highlighted the 0% Council Tax pledge for 2014-15, which would make an historic four years of 0% Council Tax rises at the County Council, a guarantee that all of Derbyshire's libraries would stay open, work to integrate health and social care spending and 'pot hole busters' - extra work on the County's roads due to what has been independently assessed as some of the wettest and most road damaging weather on record."