Royal mail sale is sign of Conservatives' desperation, says Labour
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Clifford Armion
le 05/06/2013
Activer le mode zenRupert Neate
Labour has accused the government of desperately pushing ahead with the £3bn "fire sale" of Royal Mail in order to "raise funds to cover the gaping hole in George Osborne's failed economic plan".Chuka Umunna, the shadow business secretary, said there was a "distinct whiff of desperation" surrounding the privatisation of the world's oldest postal service. He accused the government of rushing into a saleout of a desire to quickly reduce a £245bn overshoot in government borrowing. He warned that a rushed sell-off could lead to "sub-standard services and people being ripped-off".
"This timing of this privatisation has the distinct whiff of desperation from a government that has borrowed £245bn more than it planned and is eager to dig itself out of that hole at any price," he said. "Ultimately it is the taxpayer who will lose out."
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"Royal mail sale is sign of Conservatives' desperation, says Labour", La Clé des Langues [en ligne], Lyon, ENS de LYON/DGESCO (ISSN 2107-7029), juin 2013. Consulté le 23/04/2024. URL: https://cle.ens-lyon.fr/anglais/archives/archives-revue-de-presse/royal-mail-sale-is-sign-of-conservatives-desperation-says-labour