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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged postal workers to end strike action over pay and jobs, saying there was "no justification" for them to continue. Most of the strikers returned to work on Wednesday at the end of a second 48-hour walkout in less than a week. But Royal Mail confirmed there had been some unofficial strike action in London and Liverpool. Mr. Brown said the dispute "should be brought to an end on the terms that have been offered as soon as possible." Some of the returning workers were outraged to discover that the times of their attendance had been changed without their consent. The firm said it was "extremely concerned at the unlawful unofficial strike action taking place at a handful of sites."