Royal Mail members could see benefits cut by half if privatisation plans fall through

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Members of the Royal Mail Pension Fund could see their benefits slashed by 50% if plans to privatise part of the company are not pursued, the trustees warn.

Trustee chairman Jane Newell has written to business secretary Lord Mandelson urging the government to press ahead with legislation which would allow part of the company to be sold off to a private...

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