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The Government was today challenged over the appointment of Post Office chairman Allan Leighton. Opening a debate on the Royal Mail, former postman and ex-union officer Labour’s Lord Clarke of Hampstead told trade and industry minister Lord Sainsbury of Turville the issue “concerns the method of selecting Mr Leighton for the job”. He told peers: “Two years ago I was told by a very reliable friend, who actually knew what was going on and witnessed it, that when the short list was prepared and presented to the board, Mr Leighton’s name was not on that list. “The information I received … said that a call was made from the DTI to the board to have Mr Leighton’s name added.

Royal Mail has launched a direct mail campaign to help businesses across the UK prepare for the introduction of its new pricing system, Pricing in Proportion (PiP). Packs providing information on the new pricing system, as well as advice on how companies can manage the impact of PiP, are being sent to nearly half a million small, medium and large businesses from this week. The mailing follows a series of tailored mail-outs in December 2005 to companies in the marketing, publishing, charity and home shopping sectors who will be most affected by the changes Pricing in Proportion will be introduced on 21 August 2006 and takes into account the size and shape as well as the weight of mail.