Minister defends post office closures ; The Government has defended its decision to close thousands of post offices, including hundreds in the Westcountry, in a bid to streamline the service and cut the network's pounds500,000 daily losses.

From: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK) | Date: May 13, 2008| Author: Olivier Vergnault | Copyright information

The Government has defended its decision to close thousands of post offices, including hundreds in the Westcountry, in a bid to streamline the service and cut the network's pounds500,000 daily losses.

Business and post offices minister Pat McFadden insisted the closures were necessary to make the post office network more sustainable and economically viable.

Speaking at the National Federation of Subpostmasters' annual conference at the Riviera Centre in Torquay, where he received...

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