Royal Mail And Post Office 10 Year Deal Welcomed
ROYAL MAIL AND POST OFFICE 10 YEAR DEAL WELCOMED
South West Bedfordshire MP Andrew Selous has welcomed the news of a 10-year deal between Royal Mail and the Post Office, securing the future of services without resorting to the failed closures programme which dominated Labour’s time in government.
The deal follows the Government’s other measures to protect Post Office services including additional funding, new local and national contracts, a successful piloting scheme to transform many local post offices and improvements in the services offered.
Andrew Selous said: “Over the last decade 6,500 post offices have closed nationally including post offices in Linslade, Hockliffe Street, Leighton Buzzard, High Street South Dunstable, Luton Road, Dunstable, Totternhoe, Eaton Bray and Studham. I am delighted that there is now a commitment to keep the network at its current size of 11,500 branches. I know how much my constituents value being able to get to a Post Office.