Newsletter offer Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive editorial emails from the Byline Times Team. British citizens living abroad have hit out at the Government after they were “effectively disenfranchised” due to postal voting chaos during this election. Voters from Dublin to Hong Kong have reported not receiving their ballots …
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Among the first industrial tests facing an incoming Labour administration is what to do about the Royal Mail. The owner of Britain’s postal system, International Distributions Services (IDS) is proposing to sell a vital part of UK infrastructure to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and a controversial Slovakian finance group, supported …
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By Eddie Beaver (July 3, 2024, 7:15 PM BST) — The owner of Royal Mail is facing an estimated £878.5 million ($1.1 billion) collective action, as the representative of potentially 290,000 retail businesses asked the U.K.’s specialist antitrust court to approve the class claim Wednesday…. Law360 is on it, so …
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The future of Royal Mail is set to be hamstrung by surging interest payments following Daniel Kretinsky’s debt-fuelled takeover of the postal service. The £3.6bn offer from Mr Kretinsky – known as the “Czech sphinx” – for Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDS) risks trebling its borrowing costs …
Read More »Close results in constituencies at the election could be challenged in the high court because of delayed postal votes, experts have said. Caroline Morris, a barrister and reader in public law at Queen Mary University of London, said people could get a hearing if four constituents petition the high court …
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A man who was tired of waiting for delayed post took matters into his own hands with the help of his MP. David Foster lives in Kirkby and claims he has been experiencing problems with his mail delivery for the last few months. After submitting numerous complaints, he contacted his …
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Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, said it was “right” for Royal Mail to investigate concerns after Kevin Hollinrake, the postal minister, criticised the body for not recruiting the “right number of people”. Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, said on Tuesday that the Government should “get on with the job” …
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Voters fear Royal Mail postal ballot hold-ups will affect July 4 election outcome Here is everything voters need to know about delayed ballots – and what to do Follow MailOnline’s live coverage of the last day of campaigning here By Jowena Riley Published: 07:27 EDT, 3 July 2024 | Updated: …
Read More »According to the BBC, voters residing in the seats of Dulwich and West Norwood and the recently created seat of Lewisham West and East Dulwich reported not receiving their ballots ahead of the upcoming General Election tomorrow. Previously, the BBC has reported issues with voters living in the SE22 postcode …
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Issues have been raised about postal ballot delays in more than 90 constituencies TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS An electoral process that places arbitrary obstacles in the way of voters risks losing its claim to being free and fair. This is what makes the widespread mismanagement of postal votes so concerning. In over …
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