The chief executive of Royal Mail’s parent company has said it was “too easy to point a finger” at the delivery company over delays to postal votes, as it reported a rise in revenue helped by the general election.
The postal company’s owner, International Distribution Services (IDS), which is the subject of a £3.6bn takeover bid from a Czech billionaire, said letter revenues rose 11.2% in the three months to the end of June. Its sales rose on the back of record numbers of postal votes and higher stamp prices.
