Royal Mail Angers UK with Plans to Cut Second Class Post Deliveries

People in Tiverton and Minehead might get less mail. Royal Mail thinks about reducing second-class deliveries. Rachel Gilmour is their Liberal Democrat MP, and she strongly criticized these possible changes. Royal Mail might also stop Saturday delivery and could deliver on alternating weekdays only.

Gilmour thinks small businesses will hate this. Many Somerset folks depend on the postal service, as they get medical details through the mail and manage finances with it. They also receive letters from family and friends, so these deliveries matter a lot to residents.

Gilmour says this hurts people who depend on the post. She noted that people in Somerset may feel let down. This comes after years of price increases caused by Royal Mail leaders who have mismanaged the postal service.

Local businesses will not be happy either. They already faced a National Insurance increase, and this additional change puts even more strain on them. Gilmour believes we must not lower standards and need to fix postal services. She asks for urgent reconsideration.