Following a protest at News UK’s offices in London and Glasgow and at its print site in Merseyside, Fed national president Hetal Patel was invited to talks. Discussions have commenced following protests over retail marginsNews UK has entered into talks with The Federation of Independent Retailers, following its national protests this week at the publishers offices. During the 45-minute meeting, the Fed explained the impact that the move would have on members’ viability and the knock-on effect on local communities. Throughout the meeting, we appealed to News UK to think again and to reverse its decision to cut our percentage retail margin. However, the new retail margin paid for each copy sold will not take effect until January 2026 and, even then, will drop 1 per cent.
