MPs approve taxpayer funding of Royal Mail deficit

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Members of Parliament yesterday approved the Postal Services Bill, which includes relieving Royal Mail of its £10.3bn pension fund deficit.

The Bill was passed through the House of Commons yesterday evening representing the first time that legislation to enable Royal Mail to benefit from private capital has been approved by MPs. It ...

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