Richard Burgon

Richard Burgon

Labour — Leeds East

Speaking in the House of Commons on 18 March 2026

Debate

Royal Mail: Performance

Contribution

I send my commiserations to the hon. Member’s constituents for not receiving his newsletter. On a wider point, I have visited the hard-working postal workers at the Garforth and Seacroft delivery offices in in my constituency and, as he says, they work hard and take pride in their work. Does he agree that the fault does not lie with them? There is a toxic culture at the top of Royal Mail. It needs to work with the Communication Workers Union and the Government to sort things out and protect the universal service obligation.

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