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BBC Breakfast viewers raged over a ‘car crash’ interview with a Royal Mail boss who said strikers will ‘ruin Christmas’. Royal Mail Chief Executive Simon Thompson was on the show this morning as strikes are underway at Royal Mail.
Mr Thompson said: “We are doing everything we can to protect Christmas, while the Communication Workers Union (CWU) leadership are doing everything they can to destroy Christmas.”
Pushed on the question of whether he turned up to the last stage of talks, Mr Thompson dodged the question, instead saying: “Well I think that is not true. We had three weeks of talks which I was very involved with including over the weekend.”
READ MORE: Full list of train, bus, nurse, ambulance and Royal Mail strikes before Christmas
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He continued: “We have put our final offer to the CWU. We made 11 concessions based on the feedback from our team. I am available at any time at all to make sure that we can discuss exact content of that to make sure its understood. I would encourage the CWU to pause.”
Viewers weren’t impressed with the Royal Mail boss’s response, with many branding his interview a ‘car crash’ which showed ‘the very worst face of corporate greed’
One viewer wrote: “Simon Thompson playing games on #BBCBreakfast brandishing pieces of paper and using ridiculously over the top statements about ‘ruining Christmas’. No wonder the #CWU don’t trust the bosses.”
Another said: “If Simon Thompson can’t even attend a meeting with the CWU then he needs to resign. He’s demonstrated a complete lack of leadership. #ResignSimonThompson”
A third added: “Unbelievable, Simon Thompson the RM chief Is on bbc saying the @CWUnews are out to destroy Christmas while the Royal Mail are trying to save it! Roll on the propaganda…#StandByYourPost #BBCBreakfast #GeneralStrikeNow”
A fourth commented: “As an ex-employee of Royal Mail, Simon Thompson’s performance on #BBCBreakfast has made me support the CWU strike even more. What a slimy, nasty, vile man.”
Royal Mail workers are on strike today (November 30), tomorrow (Thursday, December 1) and next week on December 9 and December 11 over pay and conditions. MyLondon has approached the Royal Mail for comment.
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