Backbench MHK Peter Karran will quiz the Treasury Minister and Post Office chairman over the decision to close the main Post Office branches in Douglas and Ramsey.

There was a public outcry when it was announced that existing services would be moved to sub-post offices in nearby Spar shops.

In the House of Keys tomorrow, Mr Karran is asking Eddie Teare whether he had any direct involvement in the decision to employ a closed tender and to appoint Mannin Retail to operate the sub-post offices.

He's asking Graham Cregeen why 'open competitive tendering' was not used and what the extent of political influence from outside the Post Office was.


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