THE run up to the June 8 General Election is certainly gathering pace.

On Monday, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling dropped into Lewes to make a new announcement regarding the A27.

Standing next to Tories Caroline Ansell (Eastbourne) and Maria Caulfield (Lewes), Grayling announced £3 million will be spent on a survey looking at turning the the controversial road into a dual carriageway.

Then yesterday Labour said it would invest more than £25 billion creating a second rail link between Brighton and London.

A new Brighton Main Line has been included in the Labour election manifesto.

And all that comes on top of our front page yesterday when Hove’s Tory candidate refused to tell us how she voted in the Brexit.

So what do we make of all that?

The A27 has been used as a political football in many elections and this one seems to be no different.

If the Transport Secretary was serious about dualling the A27 he could have made this announcement long before.

What he says has absolutely no credibility and the electorate will not be fooled by this.

As for the Labour rail pledge, it would be just amazing for the county. But will it ever happen?

It would seem unlikely given the state of the national polls at present and therefore it is difficult to take the idea seriously.

And even if Labour does win how long would it take to become reality?

And finally, as for Kristy Adams saying the electorate doesn’t need to know she voted on Brexit we repeat what we said yesterday: she needs to do better – a lot better – if she is to succeed.