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Reform refutes claims on lack of pothole fixes

Leek Post and Times

June 03, 2026

County council says claims potholes repairs were halted last summer are ‘false’

- Kerry Ashdown

Reform refutes claims on lack of pothole fixes

REFORM UK councillors have hit out at “false” claims that fewer potholes are being filled in Staffordshire.

Philip White, Conservative Opposition Group Leader at Staffordshire County Council, said that “deciding to pause new pothole repairs last summer has left the roads in a terrible state”, claiming there had been a 15 per cent drop in pothole repairs Reform UK's first six months in control.

But Martin Murray, who was elected as council leader earlier this year, said that more potholes had been filled during Reform UK’s first year in power, compared to the average in recent years. And the cabinet member responsible for strategic highways, Peter Mason, said that claims of a pause on pothole repairs last summer were “completely false”.

This story is from the June 03, 2026 edition of Leek Post and Times.

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