The MP for Lancaster & Wyre has likened the city's roads to the surface of the moon during Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament.
Cat Smith slammed the Reform UK-led Lancashire County Council - who are in charge of highways across the county - during the weekly questions by MPs to Sir Keir Starmer in the House of Commons.
This came as residents continue to complain about the large number of potholes across the Lancaster and Morecambe District.
Reform has said they are "actually fixing the problem previous administrations have ignored for decades".
Speaking at Wednesday's PMQs, Ms Smith said: "I would like to thank the Prime Minister for the £47m that this government have given to Lancashire County Council to repair potholes.
"However, my constituents still feel like they need a moon buggy to navigate the streets of Lancashire, so would he agree that the Reform councillors of Lancashire County Council are clearly wired to the moon if they think they are making effective use of this £47m?"
Sir Keir replied: "Can I extend my sympathy to residents in Lancashire who are being utterly failed by their Reform county council? It is the same picture across the country.
"It is a warning to the whole country: Reform has nothing to offer but chaos, grievance and division."
Ms Smith later posted on her Facebook page: "Today during Prime Minister’s Questions I raised concerns over potholes across Lancashire!
"While I welcome the nearly £47m this Labour Government has provided for highways maintenance, far too many residents still feel like they’re driving on the surface of the moon!
"Whether it's potholes, cuts to social care or raising council tax, Reform-led Lancashire County Council are letting people down and it’s a pattern we’re seeing across the country."
County Councillor Graeme Austin, who represents Heysham for Reform UK, this week shared a post on his Facebook which he said was "up to date information from your County Council on Highways".
"Reform Lancashire is actually fixing the problem previous administrations ignored for decades," it said.
"When Reform Lancashire took over in 2025, a broken system had been inherited with a backlog of £650-850m, equivalent to around 150,000 defects across Lancashire's roads.
"Since then, Reform Lancashire has delivered 75,000 pothole and defect repairs."
This month, Lancashire County Council revealed plans for a £72m programme to improve roads in Lancashire.
The funding will support a programme including road resurfacing, structural repairs, bridges, drainage and street lighting, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance and right first‑time repairs.
The recent county council budget also included a pledge to spend an extra £45m on highway repairs such as potholes over the next three years.
In March 2025, before they were ousted in the local elections, the previous Conservative administration of Lancashire County Council agreed a £61m package for roads in the 2025/6 budget, saying they would also spend an additional £45m over the ensuing three years.
A spokesperson for Lancashire County Council said earlier this month: “Our roads carry over 4.6 million journeys a day, and we fix around 3,400 potholes each month.
“Potholes are caused by wet and cold weather and followed by the freezing conditions early this year, means that our roads have suffered a lot of damage recently. We triage all requests and respond to these in order of priority.
“Our Managed Service model delivers bigger, longer lasting repairs, tripling the average fix size and as a single provider it replaced multiple contractors, freeing council teams to focus on urgent work and resurfacing.”
Meanwhile local road safety champions Sophie Lyden and Emma Townley from Morecambe auto repair business Westgate Tyres have been posting regular 'Pothole Patrol' videos highlighting the number of potholes in the area.
Here is their latest video.
Earlier this month, Carnforth Town Council announced they had written to Lancashire County Council Highways and Lancaster Rural North County Councillor Graham Dalton to raise ongoing concerns about the condition of North Road, Scotland Road, and several other areas in the town where potholes and surface damage have worsened in recent weeks.
An update on the town council Facebook page said: "Following our recent correspondence to Lancashire County Council Highways and County Councillor Graham Dalton about the worsening condition of several key roads in Carnforth, we are pleased to share that Scotland Road has now been formally put forward as a priority pothole location for Lancaster Rural North.
Potholes on Scotland Road in Carnforth. Photo credit: Carnforth Town Council
"Thank you to everyone who has reported potholes recently - your feedback really does make a difference.
"Thanks also to County Highways and County Councillor Graham Dalton for supporting Carnforth and recognising how important this route is for residents, businesses, cyclists and visitors.
"We will continue to work closely with county partners and will update residents as soon as further information or repair timescales become available."
You can report a pothole HERE or via the Love Clean Streets app.
Read more: "1600 potholes repaired last week" says councillor as roads debate rumbles on - Beyond Radio
LISTEN: We go out on Pothole Patrol in Morecambe - Beyond Radio
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