Speaking at a Commons event to launch the report, the MP said: "It is in everyone's interest to have a healthy and sustainable Post Office. The publication of Six Steps to a Sustainable Post Office Network is essential reading for people who want a living breathing Post Office and not one that is dying on its feet."

Note to Editors: The Pendle MP is a member of the All Party Post Office Group.

Here he is with Kate Hoey MP, who chairs the Group.