Who owns Fujitsu? Post Office IT firm reports £22m UK profits The Japanese company has faced calls for it to be stripped of its UK government contracts Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024
How the Post Office’s Horizon system failed: a technical breakdown From bugs to unqualified staff, the Post Office’s point-of-sale system was inadequate on many levels The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Fujitsu bosses to be questioned by MPs over Post Office scandal Firm created Horizon IT software, which gave false impression post office operators had stolen cash The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over her role in wrongful convictions The former head of Britain’s state-owned Post Office is handing back a royal honor in response to fury over her role in a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of theft The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
Minister hints at new law to quash all 800 Horizon scandal convictions at once Emergency legislation to exonerate all victims under ‘active consideration’, says justice secretary The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
We have seen heroes emerge from the Post Office scandal. Now focus on the villains Ministers feigned shock while executives pointed fingers at others, but gradually the truth is coming out. The public anger is working, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Ministers in crunch talks with judges to overturn Horizon convictions Rishi Sunak government’s considering legislation to exonerate staff and moves to strip Post Office of prosecution role The Independent UK · 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
Post Office Horizon scandal: Fujitsu will be hauled before MPs to answer whether it put 'profit before people' Hearing next week amid pressure for Japanese IT giant to pay compensation to wronged postmasters Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024
Reports PM privately thinks Rwanda plan won’t work are why costs must be published, Yvette Cooper says – as it happened Yvette Cooper opens debate that, if passed, would force government to publish confidential documents about costs of Rwanda scheme The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Firm at centre of Post Office scandal has major Government contract renewed THE IT giant at the centre of the Post Office Horizon scandal has been given an extension to a multimillion Government contract for running… The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2024
Post Office scandal could lead to rules change on private prosecutions Companies could be stopped from taking such action, and firms involved in Horizon case may have to pay compensation The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024
Ed Davey accuses Post Office of ‘conspiracy of lies’ as outrage over Horizon scandal grows Sir Ed questioned why the Conservatives had awarded former Post Office boss Paula Vennells a CBE, amid mounting pressure to rescind the gong The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
Post Office scandal: Ministers in crunch talks with judges on how to fast-track clearing Horizon victims A Bill to quash subpostmasters’ convictions is one of the options being considered Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024 Tuesday briefing: How a TV drama is helping bring justice in the Post Office scandal In today’s newsletter: Since Mr Bates v The Post Office aired on ITV, dozens of people affected have come forward to seek recompense for their ruined lives
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024 The Guardian view on the Post Office scandal: accountability is long overdue Editorial: The cruel treatment of thousands of subpostmasters is a cautionary tale about technology as well as access to justice
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024 Post Office IT firm Fujitsu reports £22m UK profits as directors receive payouts Company under fire over its Horizon system, which gave false impression post office operators had stolen cash
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024 Paula Vennells to Ed Davey: the people with questions to answer on the Post Office scandal Numerous people have been criticised for their role in widespread miscarriage of justice that affected thousands
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024 Post Office hero Alan Bates fights back tears over surprise gift from Richard Branson Bates has tirelessly led the fight for justice of victims of the Post Office scandal for over 20 years
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024 Post Office scandal: Sunak would ‘strongly support’ review of ex-boss’s CBE Calls grow for Paula Vennells to have honour removed as ITV drama brings Horizon scandal back into spotlight
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024 Post Office scandal: how might justice be delivered to those affected? An outline of the possible remedies, from quashing all convictions relating to Horizon to prosecuting those to blame
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024 The Post Office Horizon IT scandal explained Victims of the Post Office scandal are calling on ministers to speed up their compensation payments and to have their wrongful convictions quashed
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024 Ed Davey has serious questions to answer over Post Office scandal, victims say Sir Ed Davey was postal affairs minister from 2010 to 2012 and has been accused of having ’fobbed off’ victims
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2024 Post Office scandal: Rishi Sunak would 'strongly support' review of ex-boss Paula Vennells' CBE As petition calling for her to be stripped of her gong passes 1.1 million
The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024 Post Office suspected of more injustices over Horizon pilot scheme Exclusive: software believed to have resulted in prosecutions even before full system rollout in 1999