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The Latest Breaking News from the Post Office

Threat of Post Office branch closures in London triggers growing backlash

MPs raise concerns in the Commons over the plans for dozens of branches in the capital

Evening Standard

MPs concerned at loss of ‘vital lifeline’ amid Post Office closures threat

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said Labour inherited a Post Office that is ‘not fit for purpose’ and the organisation needs a ‘serious culture change’.

Evening Standard

The full list of Post Office branches which could close under major overhaul

The Post Office revealed it is looking to offload around 115 directly-owned branches within its 11,500 network.

Evening Standard

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Find out if your Post Office is at risk of closing as 115 branches face axe

The Post Office could close 115 branches with 1,000 jobs at risk under a major shake-up to the company

The Independent UK

Post Office plan to close 115 branches and cut jobs condemned as ‘immoral’

Unions criticise decision that puts up to 2,000 jobs at risk and comes amid inquiry into Horizon IT scandal

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 branches and 1000 jobs at risk amid huge Post Office overhaul

MORE than 100 Post Office branches and some 1000 jobs are at risk under a sweeping overhaul as the group looks to boost postmaster pay by £250…

The National (Scotland)

Post Office announce more than 100 branches and around 1,000 jobs at risk in major shake-up

Post Office has revealed it is looking to offload 115 directly-owned branches across the UK

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Post Office cuts: Full list of London branches at risk of closure

The Post Office is looking to offload 115 branches, putting around 1,000 workers at risk, with hundreds of head office roles also under threat

Evening Standard

Post Office jobs and branches under threat amid overhaul

The Post Office is looking to offload 115 branches, putting around 1,000 workers at risk, with hundreds of head office roles also under threat.

The Independent UK

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’

The Guardian - UK

Post Office to announce ‘transformation plan’ amid reports of job cuts

Chairman Nigel Railton is to announce new cost-cutting measures that could result in the closure of more than 100 branches across the country.

Evening Standard

Post Office to announce branch closures and job cuts in cost-cutting drive

Company seeking to shut or refranchise most of its crown post offices and cut up to 1,000 head office positions

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch says ministers let bureaucracy hold up payments to wronged subpostmasters

Tory leader blamed ‘too much bureaucracy’ for lenghty waits in payouts for wronged subpostmaster

The Independent UK

Government allowed bureaucracy to get in way of Horizon redress – Kemi Badenoch

Mrs Badenoch and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds gave evidence to the inquiry on Monday.

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The Independent UK

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ for ensuring wronged subpostmasters are given full, fair and prompt redress

Evening Standard

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – Business Secretary

Jonathan Reynolds said he takes ‘ultimate responsibility’ at governmental level for full, fair and prompt redress.

The Independent UK

Watch live: Tory leader Kemi Badenoch appears before Post Office inquiry

Watch live as Kemi Badenoch appears before the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry on Monday, 11 November.

The Guardian - UK

Make Good: The Post Office Scandal review – a musical miscarriage of justice

The installation of the Horizon digital till resembles the villain’s entrance in a pantomime

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The Guardian - UK

Families of post office operators may be able claim Horizon compensation, says minister

Government is looking into gaps in eligibility criteria that mean family and employees of branch owners cannot claim

Evening Standard

Mr Bates Vs The Post Office among shows shortlisted for TV Choice Awards

The TV drama has been nominated in the best new drama category, but it will face tough competition from Baby Reindeer, Fool Me Once and Nightsleeper.

The Guardian - UK

Post Office chief was paid a lot while not doing a good job, says ex-minister

Kevin Hollinrake tells Horizon IT scandal inquiry that Nick Read was unable to properly lead organisation

Evening Standard

Ex-postal affairs minister apologises for government being ‘armed with lawyers’

Kevin Hollinrake said it was one of the mistakes he made while in post.

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer insists he has responded to Sir Alan Bates’ Post Office letters after postmaster rebuke

Sir Alan told MPs he contacted the prime minister about compensation a month ago but hadn’t heard back

The Guardian - UK

Post office operators may sue over compensation delay, Alan Bates says

Campaigner told MPs deadlines must be set, and he had been waiting a month for reply from Starmer

Evening Standard

Downing Street declines to commit to Sir Alan Bates’s redress payment deadline

Sir Keir Starmer responded to the campaigner’s request for assistance on Tuesday.

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