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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Zoe Wood

Royal Mail criticised as first-class stamp price rises to £1.80 despite ‘failing service’

A postal worker unlocks a postbox, with his van parked alongside
Royal Mail blamed the need for price increases on the ‘continued rise in the cost of delivery for every letter’. Photograph: Royal Mail/PA

Royal Mail has been criticised for announcing another hike in the cost of first- and second-class stamps while providing what Citizens Advice described as a “failing service”.

From 7 April, the price of a first-class stamp will increase by 10p, or 6%, to £1.80. The cost of the second-class service is going up by 4p, or 5%, to 91p. Royal Mail blamed the need for price increases on the “continued rise in the cost of delivery for every letter”.

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