Sunday 20 September 2026
Royal Mail postal workers have voted to take strike action over job security and working conditions. <br /><br /> Postal workers voted three to one in favour of action, with 61,623 out of a total of 80,830 workers who voted saying they wanted to strike. <br /><br /> The company and unions have been unable to resolve differences on how best to modernise the postal service. <br /><br /> Royal Mail says it needs to make big changes to combat a fall in the number of letter and parcel deliveries. There have already been a series of regional strikes around the country in recent weeks that have created a backlog of millions of letters. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents the workers, must give seven days notice before any strike begins.
The Conservative leader blamed the wealth exodus on Labour tax policy, citing Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Fred Done and the hedge fund founder Chris Rokos.
The Financial Conduct Authority has found no evidence that its own rules are a major barrier to SME access to finance, in a review published yesterday.
The monetary policy committee held rates at 3.75 per cent for a sixth meeting, but Andrew Bailey warned an interest rate rise would follow a longer war.
