A Labour MP is under fire after taxpayers were left with a ￡130,000 bill for a new brick wall around his back garden.

       Opponents claim Andrew Gwynne has been given the “red carpet” treatment while other residents were left with only fencing during a bridge upgrade project.

       The hefty price tag put on the work by National Highways was uncovered using freedom of information laws.

       Local Tory Liam Billington said Mr Gwynne should explain why it was a “￡130,000 brick wall for me and a wood panel for thee”.

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       He added: “Andrew Gwynne needs to answer why National Highways spent ￡130,000 on building a new brick wall around his house. To my knowledge, no other residents got this red carpet treatment.”

       Labour MP Andrew Gwynne's garden wall cost taxpayers ￡130,000 (Image: Getty)

       National Highways is replacing a dangerous motorway bridge over the M67 in Denton.

       The three-year-long project, costing ￡23 million, means the street where Mr Gwynne lives, which has been closed off to traffic for decades, has had to be opened up to vehicles.

       It is understood Mr Gwynne’s existing wall was removed and some drains lowered as part of the work.

       Information released by National Highways shows that it considered six options for Mr Gwynne’s house but the wall was chosen “on the grounds of security and privacy”.

       “The total cost to design and build the wall is ￡130,384,” the document added.

       The agency was asked if it carried out work for other private residents and businesses as part of the bridge closure project, but no other individual had work recorded on their land.

       National Highways revealed cost of the wall at Andrew Gwynne's home was ￡130,000 (Image: Daily Express)

       Mr Gwynne insisted he had never been told about the cost of the wall.

       He said: “There has been a vital multi-million pound project to improve the safety of the St Anne’s Road motorway bridge requiring new access onto the local estate.

       “One part of that project required them to undertake building and engineering work on my property.

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       “This wasn’t work I had requested and I had no involvement beyond agreeing they could do the necessary work in order that the wider project could be delivered and so they could open the road block and replace the motorway bridge.

       “At no stage was I informed of the cost of this specific part of the work which was carried out by National Highways and without which the major works couldn’t have happened.”

       National Highways was contacted for comment.

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