Uttoxeter's MP says she will do "everything in her power" to make sure vital Post Office services are not lost, reports the Burton Mail.
Labour's Janet Dean also accused Tory MP hopeful Andrew Griffiths of "scaremongering" after he claimed four Post Offices would be axed in East Staffordshire.
Mrs Dean spoke out as the Government confirmed 2,500 branches will close in the next 18 months in an effort to plug a deficit now running at £4 million a week.
Mrs Dean said: "There are no local quotas - we do not know how many, if any, will be closed in Burton or Uttoxeter. It's scaremongering.
"Mr Griffiths is clearly going on the average. He has taken the figure of 2,500 and divided it by the number of constituencies. If there are closures announced, and people object, I will try to ensure they stay open or there are alternatives in place.
"I will do everything in my power to stand up for the people and speak out on their behalf.
However, will that "everything" include voting against the blatant waste of extra billions that the government wants to hand over to the EU - which could be used to increase subsidies to struggling local post offices instead?
MPs like Janet Dean can't get away with the hypocrisy of claiming to be standing up for public services in local newspapers, but when safely back in Westminster voting billions of pounds away to an audit-failing organisation like the EU without any justification.
Loss-making but 'lifeline' post offices need subsidies to survive. If there's not enough money to maintain a proper network, MPs who vote to waste public cash must accept the blame.
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