Andrew at the threatened Eastoft Post Office

Prospective Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy this week posted off his response to the Government's proposals to close 5 Post Offices in the local area; West Butterwick, Reedness, Wroot, Eastoft and Westfield Avenue in Goole. Andrew was quick off the mark to defend our Post Offices and surveyed local residents to ensure their views were known.

Andrew says, "It is an absolute disgrace that Labour want to close 5 of our local Post Offices on top of the many they have already closed since coming to power. I have tried to do my best to ensure that the views of local people are taken into account in the consultation process. Hundreds of local residents have written to me expressing their anger at the proposed closures.

The Government says local people's shopping habits are changing and less people use the Post Offices than in the past. This is nonsense when you consider the fact that the reason less people use Post Office's is because this Government has taken business away from Post Offices, e.g. pension books and the sale of TV Licences.

Our local Labour MP has repeatedly voted in Parliament to support the Government's Post Office policies which have lead to the closure of over 4,000 Post Offices.

Our Labour MP is treating local people as fools and I for one will be honest about my support for local Post Offices. No wonder so many local people have expressed their anger to me at Labour's local hypocrisy."