PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
SAVE OUR POST OFFICE NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION (29 November 2018)

Motion Details

That this House recognises that 1 December 2018 will be the CWU led Save our Post Office National Day of Action; acknowledges the importance of local post offices on main and high streets in all communities across the UK; supports the campaign led by the Communications Workers Union (CWU) to save the 74 Crown post offices that have been announced for franchise and the hundreds of jobs that will be impacted; appreciates and celebrates the campaigning of the CWU and its members to protect these vital public services; praises all those postal workers who in the run up to Christmas will be working so hard to ensure that people in all parts of the UK receive their parcels, presents and letters before 25 December; and extends the warmest of wishes to all the thousands of postal workers, who will be working so hard in all weathers, for a very happy Christmas and all the best for, December Day of Action.

Sponsored by:
Hugh Gaffney (Labour)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Labour
18
58%
 
 
Scottish National Party
6
19%
 
 
Independent
3
10%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
3
10%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
 
Sponsor List (31 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Kevin Brennan
SNP
Alan Brown
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Mr Jim Cunningham
SNP
Martyn Day
Lab
Emma Dent Coad
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Hugh Gaffney (Sponsor)
Lab
Ruth George
Lab
Mary Glindon
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
Lab
Helen Hayes
Dulwich and West Norwood
SNP
Drew Hendry
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
Mike Hill
Lab
Ged Killen
SNP
David Linden
Ind
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Lab
Grahame Morris
Easington
DUP
Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Lab
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
DUP
David Simpson
Lab
Mr Dennis Skinner
SNP
Chris Stephens
Lab
Jo Stevens
Cardiff East
LD
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Lab
Catherine West
Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Lab
Martin Whitfield

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