Ian Murray MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment, commenting after a BIS Select Committee hearing on the future of Royal Mail services, said:

“This stark warning from the Chief Executive of Royal Mail will be deeply worrying for the millions of consumers and small businesses who rely on Royal Mail’s six-day delivery and essential services.

“Labour warned that David Cameron’s Royal Mail fire sale would put vital services at risk, and Moya Greene’s evidence today has confirmed our worst fears. IT comes after taxpayers were short changed by hundreds of millions of pounds by the botched sale.

“Ministers urgently need to clarify what action they will take to secure the future of postal services following the mess created by their botched fire sale.”

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