LONDON: Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said yesterday the government would press ahead with plans to bring an outside investor into the state-owned Royal Mail despite opposition from dissident lawmakers. More: continued here
Read More »Opposition to Royal Mail plan grows (Liverpool Echo)
The Government was on a collision course with Labour MPs as ministers stood firm over controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail amid hints of a new light-touch regulatory regime in the postal industry. More: continued here
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Read More »Brown faces revolt over Royal Mail (Independent)
The Government was on a collision course with Labour MPs today as ministers stood firm over controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail despite opposition from a growing number of backbenchers. More: continued here
Read More »UK & World News: Bid to contain Royal Mail revolt (icNewcastle – Sunday Sun)
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has sought to head off a revolt by Labour MPs over the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail with a hint of a new light-touch regulatory regime. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail part selloff to go ahead despite Labour rebellion (Daily Telegraph)
Plans to selloff part of the Royal Mail will be put to Parliament despite the threat of a rebellion by Labour backbenchers MPs have been told by the Business Secretary. More: continued here
Read More »Lord Mandelson says Royal Mail needs millions for 'gale-force change' – Times Online
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Read More »Labour faces backbench revolt over Royal Mail (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Wednesday the government would press ahead with plans to bring an outside investor into the state-owned Royal Mail despite opposition from dissident lawmakers. More: continued here
Read More »Labour MPs rebel over Royal Mail (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Gordon Brown is facing the biggest backbench revolt of his leadership over the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »Labour MPs’ Royal Mail Rebellion (Ananova)
As Labour MPs prepare to rebel against Government plans for the Royal Mail, Lord Mandelson has told Sky News he has “absolutely no intention of privatising” the postal service. More: continued here
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