News from Westminster Labour

Six get the sack as Tory Westminster moves post room

Six more Westminster City Council staff have been given the sack following the Council’s decision to save money by moving its post room from City Hall in Victoria Street to the Council House in Marylebone Road. The six staff are: a Manager, a Post Driver, 3 Post staff; and a Porter.

These latest cuts are the result of the Council’s financial bungling which led to a £20 million hole in the Council’s budget following a shortfall in the planned income from car parking.

Councillor Paul Dimoldenberg, Leader of the Labour Group, said: “Every week brings more news of job losses, price increases and service cuts at Westminster Council. These six jobs are from some of the lowest paid Council staff and it is typical of Westminster’s heartless approach that the most vulnerable staff are targeted for the sack.”

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