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'Dead duck' Post Office should be sold to Amazon for £1, says campaigner Alan Bates

Sky News Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Post Office victims champion Alan Bates has called for the Post Office to be sold to the likes of Amazon for a pound as he described it as "a dead duck".
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While giving evidence to the Business and Trade Committee, campaigner Alan Bates hit out at the Post Office, calling it a “money pit for the taxpayer” that will never change its culture. Credit: ParliamentTV

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