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The Independent UK
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Claudia Savage

Government should face financial penalties if it does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn

The Commons Business and Trade Committee said compensation for victims is still not being paid quickly enough (Rui Vieira/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Post Office needs to be “taken out” of its role in administering redress schemes for victims of the Horizon scandal, Labour MP Liam Byrne has said, as the “legal bill appears to be racking up all the time” on compensation.

The Commons Business and Trade Committee said compensation for victims is still not being paid quickly enough and the Government should face financial penalties if the process does not speed up.

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