by Alan Watkins

awatkins@thekmgroup.co.uk

The Conservatives unveiled their newest policy energy security today (Friday) in Medway.

But someone slipped up and forgot to tell the local press that leader David Cameron was coming.

A team of press photographers and reporters from the national media were told.

They and 130 workers at the LNG importation terminal at Grain were the only ones who heard Mr Cameron speak.

Mark Reckless, the local candidate, had been told of the visit yesterday but was under the impression the regional press officer was going to advise the media.

Today when contacted by the Medway Messenger the Conservative Central Office said their press officer was on leave.

They told our reporters that Mr Reckless - a Medway councillor - had been told of the visit and was supposed to tip off the press.

Asked by the Medway Messenger why local reporters were not told, he said: "I only heard last night.

"David was coming to Medway to launch our national energy security policy.

"Apparently our press officer was away.

"It was very interesting - the most significant thing was that we will remove the climate change levy from the bills and instead charge the supplier and producer according to the amount of carbon they produce."