The BBC reports the firm is expanding existing customer service centres, with 800 additional posts in Manchester, almost 150 in Newark, more than 150 in Stoke-on-Trent and about 100 in Glasgow.

Its third-party customer service partners are to create an additional 600 jobs in Newcastle, nearly 200 roles in the West of Scotland and 100 in Cardiff.

On Friday, the BBC reported the firm is to make “hundreds” of redundancies at its Newbury headquarters, home to 4,500 employees. The firm said the decision had been made to "simplify" its business structures.