Capita PLC on Tuesday welcomed the renewal of a contract with the Cabinet Office to administer the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme. The London-based outsourcing and professional services company said the contract had been extended for six years from 2026, with an option to extend for a further two years. …
Read More »Postal vote delays: SNP say situation 'not good enough' – BBC
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn warns some people going on holiday will not be able to vote. Source link
Read More »Royal Mail blamed for postal vote chaos as thousands fail to receive ballots ahead of…
2 July 2024, 03:34 Royal Mail has been blamed for postal vote chaos. Picture: Alamy Royal Mail has been blamed for postal vote chaos as thousands of constituents are still yet to receive ballots ahead of the General Election. Extra staff are said to have been called in as Royal …
Read More »‘Postal vote chaos’ and Trump has ‘broad immunity’
BBC The build-up to the election leads many of Tuesday’s front pages. In an interview with the Times, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says a large majority for his party would be better for the country because it would mean “we can roll up our sleeves and get on with …
Read More »How Marine Le Pen’s National Rally humiliated Emmanuel Macron
Mon Dieu. Emmanuel Macron’s gamble to call a snap general election after poor results in the European elections last month looks to have backfired, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally trouncing the President’s centrist coalition in the first round of voting in France. Kamal and Camilla talk to The Telegraph’s …
Read More »Pat Tillman will be turning in his grave as royal traitor Harry is honored in his name
Pat Tillman is an American hero. He was also the absolute nailed-down epitome of service and duty. A man who gave up his $3.6 million contract as a professional NFL football star to serve his country in war as an $18,000-a-year Army Ranger. A man who so intensely understood the …
Read More »Thousands fear they will lose vote in UK election after postal ballot delays | Postal voting
Thousands of people fear they will be unable to vote in the general election with delays, human error and Brexit being blamed for missing postal ballot packs in the UK and abroad. Clarissa Killwick, a British citizen living in Italy, said she could not trust the post to deliver her …
Read More »Postal voters fret over Royal Mail service as minister slams ‘not acceptable’ service after 90 constituencies raise concerns
By David Churchill Chief Political Correspondent Published: 19:02 EDT, 1 July 2024 | Updated: 19:07 EDT, 1 July 2024 Royal Mail came under fire last night for failing to deliver postal votes in time for the election. Postal affairs minister Kevin Hollinrake led the criticism as it emerged voters in …
Read More »Electors urged to use their vote
News release issued: Monday 1 July 2024 Registered electors are being encouraged to use their vote and take part in the UK Parliamentary general local election being held this Thursday (4 July). The polling stations are open from 7am till 10pm on election day, and voters are reminded they must …
Read More »District admits ‘insufficient’ oversight after postal vote blunder
More than 2,600 postal votes in one area in a part of a constituency that fall outside of the council area are delayed, with the returning officer telling LGC that there was “insufficient” oversight of the process. Peter Holt, chief executive of Uttlesford DC, said that “human error on our …
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