County council Conservatives have been accused of using potholes as a “blatant electioneering” tool in the run-up to July 4. One parliamentary candidate said the ruling Tories were trying to sway voters by announcing a “Pothole Blitz” over the summer. Kent County Council (KCC) published a press release on May 24, two days after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he was going to the country. Liberal Democrat David Naghi, who is standing against Helen Grant in the Maidstone and Malling constituency at the general election, was “incensed” by the press release. He said: “Potholes are in the top …