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Government outlines future of Post Office, ‘shaped by postmasters and customers’

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The government has today (14 July) launched the ‘Future of Post Office Green Paper’ Postmasters and the public will have the opportunity to shape the future of the Post Office for the first time in 15 years, as the government sets out its vision for…

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