The Independent is hopeful that the number of compulsory job losses at the paper will be reduced as negotiations over redundancies continue this week.

Earlier this month, the paper announced there would be 27 compulsory job losses as the paper and its Sunday sister title prepared for an autumn relaunch to focus on commentary and analysis.

But Doug Wills, managing editor of The Independent titles and London Evening Standard, told Press Gazette that the group hoped that more staff will opt for voluntary exits.