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Royal Mail Delays in Oxford Area Are ‘Disappointing’ Says MP
MPs demand clarity on Royal Mail's letter delivery delays and prioritisation amid ongoing service disruptions affecting over 100 UK postcodes, with response due by March 2.
- The Business and Trade Committee of 11 MPs wrote to Royal Mail's interim chief executive Alistair Cochrane, asking for a response by March 2 regarding postal chaos and letter batching issues since Christmas.
- Adverse weather and staff shortages caused delays across 38 delivery offices covering around 100 UK postcodes, with storms Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra and sickness disrupting routes into mid-February.
- Senders including banks and the NHS increasingly use a five-day delivery service, while postal workers said tracked items are prioritised and MPs allege some letters are held in a `batch`, with BBC reporting delays of weeks.
- MPs warned the alleged `batch`ing risks customers missing urgent items, noted Royal Mail’s failure since 2019 including a £21million fine, and demanded Ofcom’s urgent improvement plan.
- Financially, Royal Mail made a £8m loss for 2025 while International Distribution Services earned a £278m operating profit from GLS, which saw revenues rise 1.3% to £4.9bn.
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