Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has announced a pledge to repair an additional one million potholes annually if elected. This initiative is part of Labour's broader plan to address the deteriorating state of Britain's roads, which Starmer describes as symbolic of the country's current condition under the Conservative government. Labour plans to give councils multi-year funding to plan proper road resurfacing. While Starmer has assured that Labour has no immediate plans to increase fuel duty, he has not guaranteed that there will be no future hikes. Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor, has emphasized her record on this issue, noting that the 5p temporary fuel duty cut is set to run until March 2025. Labour aims to support drivers and improve road safety through these measures, addressing concerns raised on doorsteps about potholes and the price of insurance.
After 14 years of the Tories, Britain's crumbling roads have become symbolic of the state of our country. My Labour government will change this. We will back drivers and fix our roads for everyone who uses them. https://t.co/TBTZvl4tZ4
There are 100 times as many potholes in Britain as there are craters on the moon. @UKLabour will fix up to 1 million of them and give councils multi year funding to plan proper road resurfacing. Labour is on the side of drivers and safety for all road users.
🚘 The state of the roads in our town and county has come up a lot on doorsteps, with potholes and the price of insurance being a big concern for people across Luton South & South Bedfordshire. 🌹 Labour has a plan to fix this. https://t.co/W7sXTsQl23
🚗 Sir Keir Starmer says he will fix an extra million potholes if elected ⛽ Rachel Reeves says "judge me on my record" when pressed on fuel duty hikes ⚠️5p temporary fuel duty cut runs until March 2025 https://t.co/V5vimRr40m https://t.co/htAsoSL4ZY
General Election LIVE: Keir Starmer pledges to repair extra one million potholes a year - ‘It’s a plague!' https://t.co/k7nD1rVTFi
'Potholes are a plague – we’ll repair extra one million a year,' Starmer vows https://t.co/JWqrhViesY
Sir Keir Starmer unable to guarantee that fuel duty won’t rise under Labour https://t.co/IKYB5ftPQx
NEW: Sir Keir Starmer tells @TheSun Labour has no plans to hammer drivers at the pump but falls short of guaranteeing no future fuel duty hikes. https://t.co/Fz050OXf3j