The leader of the Conservative Party has called for a sinkhole which opened up in Godstone more than a year ago to be fixed “as soon as possible”.

Kemi Badenoch said the sinkhole was “yet another problem” that residents and local businesses were having to deal with.

Matt Furniss, cabinet member for highways, transport and economic growth at Surrey County Council, said contractors were working “to stabilise the 19th Century underground mine network below the collapse”.