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MPs and unions push for further pledges after Post Office victory

guardian.co.uk » 2008 » November » 13th » MPs and unions push for further pledges after Post Office victory

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Labour MPs and unions are to build on their political triumph yesterday in persuading the government to let the Post Office retain the £1bn post office card account by demanding that a forthcoming review of the Royal Mail does not lead to further break-up. James Purnell, the work and pensions secretary, delighted MPs by announcing that he was scrapping the two-year-old tendering process for the … Continue Reading »

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