The Scottish school holidays fall earlier than in the rest of the United Kingdom. Malcolm Burr, the convener of the Electoral Management Board for Scotland, called for a “major review” of the postal vote system after the election. “There have been and remain issues with both suppliers and with Royal …
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Click here to sign up to our free newsletters! Postal voting pack from the 2021 UK local elections. Picture: Wikimedia Commons. “Frustrated and angry” Highland citizens have spoken out about their “inability to vote” due to extreme delays in receiving their postal ballots, meaning they won’t have a say …
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Royal Mail confirmed it was aware of the incident and said it was investigating. A spokesman said: “We take our role in elections very seriously, and will investigate any incident or allegation of election material being defaced. “We are aware of the video, and are conducting immediate enquiries. It’s our …
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A postal worker was reportedly caught on camera writing on Reform UK leaflets before putting them through letterboxes. Royal Mail has launched an investigation into the footage Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Postman appears to vandalise Reform UK leaflets Royal Mail has launched a …
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Dear readers, to those who have quite rightly concluded in this silliest of silly seasons that the country is going to the dogs, apologies. It is time for a new metaphor of decline; Britain is for the birds. And I’m not even referring to Swiftmania; if only our ills really …
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It’s gone like a flash but we are well past the half-way point of 2024 – and we have the new laws and changes to prove it. New legislation has come in around issues like pet abduction and landlord reforms and is now in force. Many of the changes are …
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Open this photo in gallery: A vintage car passes by as Canadian warship HMCS Margaret Brooke enters Havana’s bay, in Cuba, on June 14. The Canadian government has come under criticism for making a friendly three-day naval stop in Cuba.Stringer/Reuters Photos posted on social media by Canada’s embassy in Cuba …
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates, former prime minister Gordon Brown and artist Tracey Emin are among the famous faces recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. The highest award went to Mr Brown who was made a Companion of Honour, while Sir Alan was knighted in recognition of his campaigning …
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