The Latest Breaking News from Simon Thompson

Royal Mail should deliver letters across the country six days a week as part of its "universal service obligation" - but the committee said it has been "systematically failing to deliver" on its obligations

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said the company had ‘failed to deliver’ the so-called universal service obligation.

Chief executive’s answers to MPs suggest regulatory headaches may await firm beset by industrial action

Simon Thompson says monitors were used to pressure staff to work faster in breach of its policy

A Commons hearing was told about digital devices that workers carry that can monitor their movements, with company boss Simon Thompson saying technology called Outdoor Actuals had been agreed with unions

The letters coming in for the £600 energy payments 'are not getting delivered'

"We are seeing letters coming in for the £600 energy payments, that are not getting delivered"

Royal Mail chief executive Simon Thompson said a poster encouraging the favouring of parcels was 'absolutely not our policy'

Simon Thompson seemed to arrive to talk about strikes determined not to answer questions asked