Broomfield Parade Post Office in National Spotlight

4.02.41pm BST (GMT +0100) Fri 7th Oct 2005

Chelmsford Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman raises Broomfield Parade PO issue at national conference

Chelmsford's Lib Dem Parliamentary spokesman Stephen Robinson raised the Broomfield Parade Post Office closure to national level when he featured it in his speech at the national Lib Dem conference in Blackpool. He told delegates from across the country that this was, "not some little local difficulty but a national disgrace by Tesco, who, despite posting record profits, were riding rough-shod over the needs of small urban communities by closing in-store Post Offices in the pursuit of greater profits."

He said there was not a single Lib Dem delegate in the land who would not be affected one way or another by these closures. Neither the Conservatives, who rely on large store donations, nor Labour, who have presided over a vicious programme of urban Post Office closures, are in any position to change Tesco's mind.