Fury at new Cameron plan to sell Royal Mail

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David Cameron is facing furious protests over fresh plans to sell Royal Mail.

A Government report claims privatisation is the only way of saving the troubled organisation from falling custom and a £10bn pension deficit.

But unions and Labour MPs say it will lead to cuts in jobs and services.

The report's author, Richard Hooper, ex-boss of Ofcom, says the pensions black hole must be tackled if the state-owned postal service is to survive.

Communication Workers' Union leader Billy Hayes said last night: "The decision is based on political dogma, not practicality.

Labour's Kevin Brennan warned: "There are dangers of the profitable parts of Royal Mail being hived off and the less profitable bits left to suffer."

David Miliband has criticised Mr Cameron's failure to delay further deep-sea drilling after the Gulf of Mexico oil crisis. He said: "Cameron's claim that he would create the greenest Government has turned out to be greenwash of the highest order."


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