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Post Office delivers £20m boost to postmasters ahead of Christmas

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Following a ministerial announcement by the postal affairs minister Gareth Thomas MP, the Post Office has today (17 November) confirmed that it has accelerated the delivery of its first additional remuneration payment to postmasters with a £20m boost to postmasters pay packets in December. The…

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