RAC figures show drivers encounter an average of six potholes per mile on roads in England and Wales and the cost per incident of pothole damage to vehicles is around £500.
Peter Mandelson's style will place him as comfortably around a trade negotiating table as it would schmoozing in the ballroom of Mar-a-Lago. If he plays golf, even better.
Speaking to Sky's Electoral Dysfunction podcast, the former cabinet minister also claimed colleagues tried to "blackmail" her into replacing Rishi Sunak ahead of the election.
Lord Mandelson was a New Labour stalwart, serving in the cabinets of both former prime ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. But he was also a hugely divisive figure, and returns to frontline politics after well over a decade away.
The PM's official spokesperson said his economic secretary to the Treasury had "denied any involvement in the claims" of embezzlement and continued to maintain her responsibility as a minister overseeing UK anti-corruption efforts.