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Lib Dems ask Ofcom to investigate GB News over Ed Davey criticism

Party writes to regulator after Nigel Farage and Tory MPs singled out Davey in coverage of Post Office Horizon scandal

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

‘We tapped into the nation’s rage’: The creators of Mr Bates vs the Post Office on the drama’s colossal impact

The ITV series about the Post Office scandal is swiftly becoming one of the most influential dramas of all time. Its writer Gwyneth Hughes and producer Patrick Spence tell Ellie Harrison they are astonished by the reaction – and explain what a real win will look like for the victims

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

A British postal scandal ruined hundreds of lives. The government plans to try to right those wrongs

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2024

Mr Bates vs the Post Office is ITV’s biggest drama in three years

Show has prompted public debate and political change regarding handling of the 1999 Post Office Horizon scandal

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024

SNP call on Ed Davey to hand back knighthood over role in Post Office scandal

THE leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey is being urged to hand back his knighthood due to his connection to the Post Office Horizon scandal.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2024

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office is ITV's biggest drama in 3 years

Mr Bates vs. The Post Office has had the whole nation talking, and it's been a huge success for the broadcaster.

WhatToWatch · Jan 10, 2024

Who is Alan Bates? Campaigner says Post Office is 'atrocious dead duck'

“The whole of the postal service nowadays – it’s a dead duck. It’s beyond saving,” Mr Bates said.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024

How Horizon IT scandal brought down former Post Office boss Paula Vennells

Return of CBE marks ignominious end to career of chief executive during company’s pursuit of wrongful prosecutions

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024

The Great British Post Office scandal explained

How did UK postal workers end up wrongly imprisoned for fraud?

Al Jazeera · Jan 9, 2024

More than 100 people contact lawyers after broadcast of Post Office drama

ITV’s Mr Bates vs the Post Office has led to a flurry of potential victims seeking legal counsel

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024