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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rupert Neate

Tuesday briefing: What to expect from the next phase of the Post Office inquiry

Jo Hamilton, the operator of this Post Office branch in South Warnborough, Hampshire had her wrongful conviction quashed in 2021 when she was found to be a victim of the faulty Horizon system.
Jo Hamilton, the operator of this Post Office branch in South Warnborough, Hampshire had her wrongful conviction quashed in 2021. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning.

It is, in the words of the prime minister, “one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history”. The Post Office Horizon scandal led to 236 innocent subpostmasters being sent to prison, and more than 4,000 others suffering – whether it be losing jobs, bankruptcy, family breakdowns or homelessness. At least four of those accused have since killed themselves.

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