MP Faisal Rashid is refusing to back down in his fight to persuade the Government to scrap tolls on the Mersey Gateway Bridge for motorists in Warrington.

Former Chancellor George Osborne pledged that drivers in Warrington and Cheshire West and Chester would have tolls waived ahead of the 2015 General Election.

However, ministers made a U-turn after confirming extending the discount scheme further to also include Knowsley, Liverpool City Council and St Helens would cost around £604 million.

But many of the borough’s drivers have faced a £1,080 yearly bill to cross the site following the U-turn.

It is almost a year since the crossing opened to traffic but Warrington South MP Mr Rashid said he will continue pressing ministers on the issue.

He said: “I am very disappointed that one year on, the Government is yet to rectify its deeply unfair U-turn on the Mersey Gateway tolls.

“Since I was elected, I have raised the issue of the Mersey Gateway Bridge at every opportunity in Parliament and I have held meetings with various Government ministers – including the minister for the Northern Powerhouse and transport ministers.

“My office is maintaining close contact with these minsters and we are doing everything we can to keep up the pressure on the Government to fulfil its 2015 promise to my constituents.

“I will not rest until we see change.”

But the Government is showing no signs of scrapping tolls for the town’s motorists.

The Department for Transport said the Mersey Gateway Bridge has ‘significantly improved’ journeys around Merseyside, while also improving the economy in the area.

It added that it will help create more than 4,500 new jobs and reminded motorists that regular users of the crossing are able to register for frequent user discounts on the cost of tolls.