Transport Secretary hit with £150 repair bill after pothole damages her Mini

Heidi Alexander faced a steep bill after her car hit a pothole on her way back home (Picture: Heidi Alexander)

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has gained first-hand experience of the UK’s pothole blight after striking a ‘crater-like’ example in her Mini Cooper.

The minister faced a bill of £150 for new tyres from her mechanic after driving into the chasm in Oxfordshire last month, Metro understands.

Pictures from the night show her green car being carried away on the back of a truck.

Speaking to the Sun, Alexander said: ‘I joked to my husband that I thought that the astronauts on Artemis II migh...