Thousands Back Sarah's Post Office Campaign

2.15.18pm GMT Tue 18th Mar 2008

Local MP Sarah Teather and Mayoral Candidate Brian Paddick took 52,000 signatures to Downing Street

Brent's Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Teather has today presented a massive 52,000 strong petition calling on Gordon Brown to reverse his Government's savage Post Office closure programme.

The signatures included 1,598 from local people in Brent.

Labour's plans to close 2500 Post Offices will hit hard across Britain's communities. The closures come on top of a further 7500 already closed by Labour and Conservative Governments. In Brent, 6 Post Offices are faxing the axe.

Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Liberal Democrat Post Office Spokesperson and local MP for Brent East Sarah Teather said:

"Gordon Brown and Labour need to listen to the thousands of people who have signed this petition. Post office closures mean that many, often the most vulnerable, are denied access to post office services or face long journeys and even longer queues in other Post Offices.

"Post Office closures lead to the loss of other local shops and businesses, ripping the heart out of local communities in Brent."

"Once again the Labour Government is cutting our local services for short-term savings, while ignoring the long term damage these cuts cause. This is no way to run a country."

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Read Sarah raise Post Office closures in the House of Commons.