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Royal Mail workforce reductions

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1017: tabled on 01 March 2022

Tabled in the 2021-22 session.

This motion has been signed by 82 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House expresses alarm at plans by Royal Mail to reduce frontline managerial jobs by 900 posts, a reduction that will further harm the postal service in this country; condemns this continued attack on the jobs of workers while shareholders receive £311 million in rewards; is appalled at the treatment of postal managers, who have been the hidden heroes of the service during the coronavirus pandemic, working excessive hours with no additional pay in order to ensure that the public receives their post and packages; calls on Royal Mail to immediately engage with the workforce and its union, Unite, to save these jobs; is concerned that Royal Mail is already failing to meet its public service obligation, with delays to post now a regular occurrence around the country; agrees with Unite that the removal of hundreds of core workers is a senseless move that will see the service worsen; and calls on the regulator to intervene immediately to prevent Royal Mail taking a death-by-a-thousand-cuts approach to a cornerstone public service.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Whitley, Mick
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Birkenhead
Byrne, Ian
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Liverpool, West Derby
Nichols, Charlotte
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Warrington North
Long Bailey, Rebecca
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Salford and Eccles
Burgon, Richard
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Leeds East
Corbyn, Jeremy
Independent
Signed on 1 March 2022
Islington North
McDonnell, John
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Hayes and Harlington
Lavery, Ian
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Wansbeck
Mearns, Ian
Labour
Signed on 1 March 2022
Gateshead
Chapman, Douglas
Scottish National Party
Signed on 2 March 2022
Dunfermline and West Fife
Carden, Dan
Labour
Signed on 3 March 2022
Liverpool, Walton
Webbe, Claudia
Independent
Signed on 3 March 2022
Leicester East
Lucas, Caroline
Green Party
Signed on 4 March 2022
Brighton, Pavilion
Whittome, Nadia
Labour
Signed on 4 March 2022
Nottingham East
Qureshi, Yasmin
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
Bolton South East
Maskell, Rachael
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
York Central
Sultana, Zarah
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
Coventry South
Lloyd, Tony
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
Rochdale
Johnson, Kim
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
Liverpool, Riverside
Cryer, John
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
Leyton and Wanstead
Foy, Mary Kelly
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
City of Durham
Trickett, Jon
Labour
Signed on 7 March 2022
Hemsworth
Stephens, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 7 March 2022
Glasgow South West
David, Wayne
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2022
Caerphilly
Edwards, Jonathan
Independent
Signed on 8 March 2022
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
MacAskill, Kenny
Alba Party
Signed on 8 March 2022
East Lothian
Spellar, John
Labour
Signed on 8 March 2022
Warley
Lewis, Clive
Labour
Signed on 8 March 2022
Norwich South
Brennan, Kevin
Labour
Signed on 8 March 2022
Cardiff West
Smith, Cat
Labour
Signed on 8 March 2022
Lancaster and Fleetwood
Doogan, Dave
Scottish National Party
Signed on 8 March 2022
Angus
Williams, Hywel
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 March 2022
Arfon
Lake, Ben
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 March 2022
Ceredigion
Saville Roberts, Liz
Plaid Cymru
Signed on 9 March 2022
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Smith, Alyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Stirling
McDonald, Stuart C
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Sheppard, Tommy
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Edinburgh East
Cruddas, Jon
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2022
Dagenham and Rainham
Cooper, Rosie
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2022
West Lancashire
Brown, Alan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Law, Chris
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Dundee West
Lewell-Buck, Mrs Emma
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2022
South Shields
Begum, Apsana
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2022
Poplar and Limehouse
Dorans, Allan
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Brock, Deidre
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Edinburgh North and Leith
Efford, Clive
Labour
Signed on 9 March 2022
Eltham
Fellows, Marion
Scottish National Party
Signed on 9 March 2022
Motherwell and Wishaw
Hosie, Stewart
Scottish National Party
Signed on 10 March 2022
Dundee East
Farron, Tim
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 10 March 2022
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Farry, Stephen
Alliance
Signed on 11 March 2022
North Down
Day, Martyn
Scottish National Party
Signed on 11 March 2022
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Howarth, Sir George
Labour
Signed on 14 March 2022
Knowsley
Greenwood, Margaret
Labour
Signed on 14 March 2022
Wirral West
Benn, Hilary
Labour
Signed on 14 March 2022
Leeds Central
Hanna, Claire
Social Democratic & Labour Party
Signed on 14 March 2022
Belfast South
Cameron, Dr Lisa
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 March 2022
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Hendry, Drew
Scottish National Party
Signed on 15 March 2022
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Wilson, Sammy
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 16 March 2022
East Antrim
Jardine, Christine
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 March 2022
Edinburgh West
Hobhouse, Wera
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 17 March 2022
Bath
Thomson, Richard
Scottish National Party
Signed on 18 March 2022
Gordon
Huq, Dr Rupa
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2022
Ealing Central and Acton
Girvan, Paul
Democratic Unionist Party
Signed on 21 March 2022
South Antrim
McDonagh, Siobhain
Labour
Signed on 21 March 2022
Mitcham and Morden
Monaghan, Carol
Scottish National Party
Signed on 22 March 2022
Glasgow North West
Hendrick, Sir Mark
Labour
Signed on 29 March 2022
Preston
Ferrier, Margaret
Independent
Signed on 19 April 2022
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Yasin, Mohammad
Labour
Signed on 19 April 2022
Bedford
Stone, Jamie
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 April 2022
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Davey, Ed
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 19 April 2022
Kingston and Surbiton
Nicolson, John
Scottish National Party
Signed on 19 April 2022
Ochil and South Perthshire
Morgan, Helen
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 25 April 2022
North Shropshire
Blackman, Kirsty
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 April 2022
Aberdeen North
Grady, Patrick
Scottish National Party
Signed on 25 April 2022
Glasgow North
Wilson, Munira
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 26 April 2022
Twickenham
Green, Sarah
Liberal Democrat
Signed on 27 April 2022
Chesham and Amersham

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.