Labour MP warns potholes are a ‘human safety issue’ after Mansfield tragedy

Labour MP warns potholes are a ‘human safety issue’ after Mansfield tragedy

Potholes are “a human safety issue”, a Labour MP has warned, after an elderly woman died following a fall caused by a pothole in his constituency.Steve Yemm, the Labour MP for Mansfield in Nottinghamshire, raised the case during Prime Minister’s Questions, saying the tragedy highlighted that potholes pose dangers not just to cars, but to people.Since speaking out, Mr Yemm says he has heard from many others about injuries caused by potholes, both…