Government Fails to Listen on Post Offices, Says Jason Zadrozny

4.35.40pm BST (GMT +0100) Tue 29th May 2007

Jason Zadrozny is concerned at the number of Post Offices that are being forced to close by New Labour

Liberal Democrats in Ashfield have hit out at the government's failure to listen to the concerns of people in Ashfield over post office closures. The Government announced on Thursday 17th May that they will continue with their plan to close at least 2,500 post offices across the country.

Ashfield Liberal Democrats have been campaigning against post office closures in Ashfield and are today stepping up the fight against the Government's plans.

The Government have not published the list of post offices to be closed, but with one in five post offices nationwide set to shut it is unlikely that Ashfield will escape.

Local Lib Dem Councillor, Jason Zadrozny, said,

"It is outrageous that the Government have ignored the concerns of local people and are continuing with their plan to close at least 2,500 post offices. That means we could lose yet more post offices here in Ashfield.

"Along with many local people, I have been campaigning against the Government's post office closure plans and will now be stepping up the fight once again.

"One hundred and thirty six (136) have closed in Ashfield since 1999. We cannot afford see more of these valuable local resources closed.

"If, instead of initiating a further round of cuts, the Government were to adopt Liberal Democrats plans for the Post Office then they would be able to invest an additional £2 billion in the network and safeguard the future of local post offices for years to come.

"The Conservatives have nothing to offer our post offices. Only the Liberal Democrats have a fully-funded plan to save the post office."