Deutsche Post denies UK mail talks news digest

Deutsche Post, the German postal operator that aims to break into the UK market, said it was “encouraged” by the agreement struck on Tuesday between Royal Mail and its private sector rival Business Post. Following years of on-off negotiations, Royal Mail has agreed to deliver business letters previously collected, transported and sorted by Business Post – through its subsidiary UK Mail – for 13p each. Tony Allsop, head of Deutsche Post’s UK operations, denied it was in talks over a similar deal.

Meanwhile TPG, the Dutch postal operator, said it was already in talks with Royal Mail over accessing its network, and negotiations had begun before news of UK Mail’s deal.