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Government Has Given Up On The Post Office - Kramer2.43.44pm BST (GMT +0100) Thu 17th May 2007 Commenting on today's Government announcement that 2,500 post offices are to close, Liberal Democrat Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary, Susan Kramer MP said: "The Government has given up on the Post Office. Ministers are now only interested in managing its decline. "The Liberal Democrats are the only party with a properly costed £2bn plan to secure the network's long term future. "This whole programme is clearly driven by the need to save money and has nothing to do with guaranteeing the long-term needs of people who rely on the Post Office for essential services. "Why has the Government chosen this moment to abolish Postwatch, just as it begins this mammoth closure program?"
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