Liberal Democrats push to save Post Offices as Labour MPs back closure plan

8.10.00am UTC (GMT +0000) Fri 21st Mar 2008

Save our Post Offices

Opposition MPs this week failed in a bid to halt the Government's post office closure programme, as Labour MPs rallied around the Government's closure plans to reject the motion and ensure the programme can continue unhindered. The Government has ordered that one in five post office branches be closed.

Opposition MPs tried to stop the closure programme by proposing a motion in the House of Commons demanding the Government halt their plans to make 2500 branches shut up shop. The motion "calls upon the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to instruct Post Office Limited to suspend the compulsory closure of sub-post offices while these issues are re-assessed." The Liberal Democrats joined the Conservatives in voting in favour of the motion.

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