Royal Mail has been plunged into a political bias row after sharing a photo of Number 10 in a social media post about “moving home” on the day Keir Starmer resigned as Prime MinisterRoyal Mail has been slammed for its reaction to Keir Starmer’s resignation(Image: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images)Royal Mail has been slammed for sharing a picture of Number 10 with the words “moving home?” just hours after Keir Starmer announced his resignation.A tearful Prime Minister said he was “putting the country I love first” as he confirmed he would quit the top job in a moving speech yesterday, accompanied by his wife Victoria and senior cabinet ministers. It ended a period of prolonged speculation over his future that reached fever pitch with Andy Burnham’s by-election victory in Makerfield last week.Only a few hours after the announcement, Royal Mail made a post on their official X account which read: “Moving home? Remember to redirect your mail”, along with a photograph of Number 10.The Royal Mail post showed a photo of Number 10 along with the words ‘Moving Home?’But the joke appears to have backfired, with many in the replies questioning whether it is appropriate for the company to be commenting on politics – and pointing out recent figures showing Royal Mail is falling well short of its delivery targets. Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson described the post as “appallingly insensitive”.Meanwhile Lib Dem councillor Alex Jeffery penned: “I’m not Starmer’s biggest supporter but perhaps Royal Mail might want to sort their own house out first by…oh I don’t know doing their own job! Where’s my post?”One X user described it as a “disgraceful tweet from a public service”, while someone else said: “Your service is shocking, need to concentrate on your own house first!” The Mirror has approached Royal Mail for comment.Royal Mail is currently under investigation for failing to meet delivery targets(Image: PA)Royal Mail transferred fully into foreign ownership in 2025 after being privatised under the previous Tory government, though it continues to hold a important role as the nation’s sole Universal Service Provider.It also has exclusive rights to issue postage stamps featuring the King’s likeness, and its drivers continue to be legally exempt from specific parking restrictions when delivering post.Earlier this month, Ofcom announced it had opened an investigation into the firm’s failure to meet its delivery targets for last year. Under the watchdog’s targets, 90% of first-class mail should be delivered the next day, and 95% of second-class mail should be delivered within three days.Royal Mail admitted in May that it had missed these targets for another year running, achieving 75.7% of first-class mail arriving the next working day over the 12 months to the end of March, according to the latest quality of service report, and 90% of second-class post.
