đŸ”„ “WESTMINSTER IS MELTING DOWN — AND NOW EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT THE POTHOLE CLAIMS.” đŸ”„ A bold new statement comparing Starmer and Reeves’ economic record to Reform’s local repair work has sent political circles into uproar. Supporters say it proves “action over excuses,” pointing to claims of thousands of potholes fixed, money saved, and services streamlined — while critics accuse the message of oversimplifying Britain’s deeper challenges. The clash has exploded across social media, with voters, commentators and MPs all jumping into the debate. Is this genuine progress
 or just political point-scoring?

Reform fixing ‘630 potholes a day’ in taxpayer waste crackdown

Reform fixing '630 potholes a day' in taxpayer waste crackdown
Nigel Farage declares war on Britain’s potholes | 

Reform was celebrating more than ÂŁ330million in cost reductions throughout its councils

Reform UK councils have repaired nearly 115,000 potholes following the May elections, the party has celebrated.

This impressive tally equates to approximately 630 repairs daily across their authorities, alongside their crackdown on wasteful local spending.

 

To that end, Reform figures say the party has achieved more than ÂŁ330million in cost reductions throughout its councils.

These savings form part of initiatives led by the party’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) unit, established to mirror Donald Trump’s Doge unit in America.

Reform’s Deputy Leader and Doge Chief, Richard Tice, celebrated the success.

“Since May, Reform UK councillors have been getting on with the job of cleaning up the mess of past Tory administrations,” he told GB News.

“This is only the start of our plans at local government level.

“Reform will fix broken Britain,” Mr Tice assured The People’s Channel.

Reform UK has celebrated a major milestone in the local councils it won earlier this year

 

The Telegraph’s findings on Reform’s pothole claims come after it was revealed the party had made £330million in savings spread across authorities where Nigel Farage’s party swept to power earlier this year.

Kent achieved ÂŁ32million in savings after reversing its climate emergency declaration.

An additional ÂŁ7.5million is projected to be saved by 2030 through abandoning plans to convert its vehicle fleet to electric.

Durham secured ÂŁ23 million through similar climate policy reversals.

Among their achievements was the repairing of 630 potholes a day

 

Leicestershire redirected ÂŁ2million from net zero commitments towards flood defence measures, whilst allocating ÂŁ30million for educational infrastructure to accommodate 850 additional secondary pupils.

Staffordshire prevented the sale of 63 agricultural properties and halted the conversion of productive farmland for environmental schemes.

The recent successes follow a promise made by Reform leader Nigel Farage that his party would get to grips with Britain’s poor roads ahead of the local elections earlier this year.

In a humorous social media video, he “declared war” on potholes while putting a gold ball into one while appearing in Malmesbury, north Wiltshire.

‘Reform will fix broken Britain,’ the party’s Deputy Leader, Richard Tice, promised

 

Mr Farage noted that one of the biggest issues for motorists is roads strewn with potholes, as the politician noted that it was getting worse “all across the country”.

The video was accompanied by the caption: “There are 827,000 potholes across the councils up for election on Thursday.”

Last year, the Asphalt Industry Alliance laid out the truly parlous state that Britain’s roads were in.

Just 36 per cent barely scraped an adequate rating, while a shocking 17 per cent were rated poor.

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