Anger over removal of Royal Mail advert

The postal workers union has claimed it was being “gagged” after adverts it paid for as part of its campaign against part-privatisation of the Royal Mail were suddenly taken down.

The postal workers union has claimed it was being “gagged” after adverts it paid for as part of its campaign against part-privatisation of the Royal Mail were suddenly taken down.

The Communication Workers Union bought space for adverts to appear at Westminster Tube station, close to Parliament, reading Keep The Post Public.

The adverts were placed at the underground station on 9 March and were due to stay for two weeks but the union said they had been taken down. Officials were told the reason was because the ads contravened a clause about “images or messages that relate to matters of public controversy and sensitivity”.