From the House of Commons to Royal Mail sorting office - this is what Doncaster MP Ed Miliband has been up to

The former Labour leader, and MP for Doncaster Ed Miliband recently swapped parliament for post.
Ed Miliband at Doncaster sorting officeEd Miliband at Doncaster sorting office
Ed Miliband at Doncaster sorting office

Mr Miliband visited the Doncaster Delivery Office to see first-hand the operation of delivering Christmas post and to pass on Season’s Greetings to its dedicated, hardworking staff.

Ed was shown around the office by Delivery Office Manager, Kevin Reynolds, and was introduced to the postmen and women, who are pulling out all the stops to sort and deliver mail in Doncaster over the very busy Christmas period.

Ed Miliband at Doncaster sorting officeEd Miliband at Doncaster sorting office
Ed Miliband at Doncaster sorting office
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The Festive Season is Royal Mail’s busiest period, as millions of people shop online for gifts as well as sending Christmas cards and parcels. Royal Mail also plays a key role in e-commerce for many businesses sending goods to customers throughout Christmas shopping season.

Ed Miliband MP said: “At no other time is the hard work and dedication of postmen and women clearer than during the festive period. There is a huge amount of effort and dedication that goes into delivering a first class Christmas all over the country.”

“It was great to meet the team here at Doncaster and thank them for the extraordinary lengths they go to ensure Christmas parcels and cards are delivered to loved ones on time, as well as thanking them for delivering our mail services all through the year, in all weathers.”

Kevin Reynolds, Royal Mail Delivery Office Manager, said: “Our postmen and women are working extremely hard to deliver Christmas parcels, cards, letters and parcels to people in Doncaster. We are grateful that Ed visited the office to see our operation and to support the team.”

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“We’d like to remind our customers to post early and to ensure all their mail is posted by the recommended dates, so that friends and family can enjoy their Christmas greetings and parcels. If everyone uses the postcode on every item of mail, this also helps us greatly in the job that we do at this very busy time.”

Customers do not need to travel to a Royal Mail Delivery office to pick up parcels if they can’t or do not want to. They can arrange a redelivery free of charge on a day that is convenient for them (including Saturdays), or Royal Mail can deliver the item to a different address within the same postcode area. This service can be arranged by calling the number on the “Something for You” card we leave or by visiting the website at www.royalmail.com/redelivery.

Royal Mail can also now leave many mail items with a neighbour if customers are not at home when we attempt delivery. Customers can nominate a dedicated neighbour to take in their parcels by filling in a form at their delivery office.