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The Latest Breaking News from Alan Bates

Lib Dems are go! And they’ve already done the joke

Paddleboard on Tuesday, bike on Wednesday – their slogan could be ‘yeah but you’re talking about us, aren’t you?’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Paula Vennells: pride came before her fall

Editorial: The Post Office boss’s self-serving behaviour was plain to see. But she was not the only one

The Guardian - UK

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells makes tearful admission of ‘incorrect evidence’ in scandal inquiry

Paula Vennells has given evidence in the Post Office Scandal Inquiry as she spoke publicly for the first time in almost ten years

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Rev Vennells wept but couldn’t remember much about sending innocent subpostmasters to jail. All so long ago

As the former Post Office CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said ‘sorry’ a lot. About what? It was never really clear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Paula Vennells cries at Post Office scandal inquiry and admits evidence to MPs was untrue

Disgraced former boss of the Post Office apologises to subpostmasters for their suffering during the Horizon IT scandal

The Independent UK

Paula Vennells shown damning text from ex-Royal Mail chief over Post Office scandal: ‘I think you knew’

‘I think you knew,’ the ex-Post Office boss was told by Canadian-born Moya Greene, who was in charge of the Royal Mail for eight years

The Independent UK

Mandelson firm worked for campaign critics say would hinder Post Office-style lawsuits

Exclusive: Litigation such as that spearheaded by Alan Bates could become harder if advice from senior figure at Labour peer’s Global Counsel given effect

The Guardian - UK

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office lost ITV £1million despite being the biggest show in a decade — here's why

ITV has revealed that its groundbreaking drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office has failed to break even.

WhatToWatch

Former Royal Mail chair apologises for ‘tragic’ Post Office prosecutions

Allan Leighton denies having received any warnings that the Horizon IT system was unreliable

The Guardian - UK

The Post Office inquiry is finally exposing the part politicians played in the Horizon scandal

The government sold the service on the cheap to leaders whose principal focus was on its profits. This is the sorry result, says barrister Sam Fowles

The Guardian - UK

Post office operators may prosecute to hold officials to account, says Alan Bates

Campaigner demands clarity from Horizon IT inquiry that those responsible for wrongful convictions will face justice

The Guardian - UK

Former Royal Mail chief exec says he ‘was not aware’ group’s lawyers were prosecuting post office operators – as it happened

Adam Crozier tells Horizon IT scandal inquiry that he was unaware lawyers within the group conducted prosecutions

The Guardian - UK

Post Office has run out of road thanks to an honest, stubborn man

Even the judge at the Horizon inquiry seemed impressed as the Alan Bates entered the room to recount his experience with the Post Office

The Guardian - UK

Alan Bates tells Post Office inquiry ministers tried to sabotage his claim

Campaigner at forefront of fight for justice over faulty Horizon system says government should have been involved far earlier

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Evening Standard

Alan Bates: Post Office is 'atrocious dead duck' which should be sold to Amazon

Mr Bates said he first identified problems with the Horizon IT system in late 2000

The Guardian - UK

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

In today’s newsletter: As Alan Bates prepares to speak on the devastating impact on thousands of former post office operators, we look at where the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal goes from here

Evening Standard

Post Office minister says people responsible for Horizon scandal 'should go to jail'

Kevin Hollinrake joined dozens of sub-postmasters in the village where Alan Bates began his campaign for justice 15 years ago for a special BBC Breakfast broadcast

WhatToWatch

Mr Bates vs The Post Office makes its US TV premiere tonight

The Toby Jones-led miniseries Mr Bates vs The Post Office tells the shockingly true story of the British Post Office scandal

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The Guardian - UK

Post Office ‘unfit’ to run compensation scheme for Horizon victims, MPs say

Just 20% of compensation has been paid, finds Commons committee, which says government should set legally binding timeframes

The Guardian - UK

ITV profits plunge by 60% amid brutal advertising downturn

Slump in ad revenue outweighs record income from studio business

The Guardian - UK

Hit shows such as Mr Bates could bring a dramatic improvement in ITV’s fortunes

With results due this week in a sinking ad market, the show was a timely reminder of what broadcast TV can do

The Guardian - UK

Alan Bates sees ‘no end’ to Post Office scandal as payout targets missed

Campaigner says he personally rejected ‘cruel’ compensation offer as government admits it is still failing to act fast enough

WhatToWatch

Royal Mail Panorama special to air on BBC One tonight

A Royal Mail Panorama special investigates the UK's postal service.

Evening Standard

Sir Ed Davey says he should have apologised sooner for Horizon scandal role

Sir Ed served as post office minister under the coalition government from 2010 to 2012.

Evening Standard

Post Office scandal: how many subpostmasters have received compensation?

As documented in the recent ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the subpostmasters have been endlessly campaigning for compensation

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