DIGGING DEEP Rachel Reeves to pledge £500m more for fixing roads and ending pothole crisis

The commitment means Labour are expected to exceed their manifesto plans to fix a million more potholes a year.

RACHEL Reeves is to pledge £500million more for fixing roads and ending the pothole crisis.

The Chancellor will bring the total amount to mending highways in England this year to £1.6 billion as part of her Budget plans.

The commitment means Labour are expected to exceed their manifesto plans to fix a million more potholes a year.

The cash sum is understood to be nearly 50 per cent more money than road-fixing promises made by the previous government for this financial year.

Drivers will be helped by the cash boost after a survey showed they spend an average £460 to fix car issues caused by potholes.

Costs for drivers add up as punctures, wheel damage and broken suspension springs are common faults after an encounter with a pothole.

Ahead of the July election, Sir Keir Starmer recognised the importance of getting the pothole problem sorted.

He said: “It is a plague.

“It’s across the country.

“We are going to fix it.”

Ministers see the additional cash as helping millions of working people getting to work and helping them keep cash in their pocket.