The allegation emerged from a post on the Royal Mail Chat Facebook group, which has 30,000 members and is open to employees, partners, and Communication Workers Union members. The post, attributed to an anonymous postal worker, read: "My DO had reform party’s D2D today. I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me! Idgaf!"
Reform UK has demanded action. A legal representative wrote a letter of complaint to Royal Mail CEO Alistair Cochrane on Saturday, calling for an immediate internal investigation within three days, a written explanation, compensation, and disciplinary action up to dismissal. The letter described the alleged act as a "wilful breach" of Royal Mail's obligations and an attack on the democratic process.
My DO had reform party’s D2D today. I dumped them all in a bin. They can sack me! Idgaf!
Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, said on X that if the allegation is true, it would be "very disturbing and an attack on the democratic process itself." Royal Mail said it is investigating and does not tolerate deliberate non-delivery of mail. It remains unclear which part of the UK the incident involved, whether the post is genuine, or how many leaflets were allegedly dumped.
It is right that @RoyalMail have launched a full investigation into this allegation. If found to be true, it would be very disturbing and an attack on the democratic process itself.