Conservatives in 'no rush' to appoint new leader, says ex-minister Kevin Hollinrake At least six of the 121 surviving Tory MPs are thought to be mulling a leadership bid Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024
Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened Deputy PM says Victoria Atkins is ‘star’ and is one of only people he could see leading Tory party The Guardian - AU · Jul 2, 2024
Starmer urges minister to meet Royal Mail over postal vote delay fears Labour leader says Post Office minister should urgently ‘get on with the job’ of sorting out problem The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
Rishi Sunak says he is proud of disastrous election campaign - and claims he will win Tory leader is 20 points behind in the polls, amid rows over a D-Day snub and a gambling scandal – but says he will be PM on Friday despite admitting Brexit is bad for many businesses The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024
Sir Philip Davies latest Tory caught up in gambling row ‘after betting £8,000 against himself’ Conservative candidate allegedly wagered he would lose his Shipley seat in West Yorkshire at upcoming election The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024
Martin Lewis row: Minister says it's 'wrong' if Tories are putting out inaccurate tweets Kevin Hollinrake says row with Money Saving Expert founder is a ‘distraction’ as Tories also embroiled in controversy over BBC debate tweets Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024
Tory business minister bet on Conservatives winning election Kevin Hollinrake says he placed bet some months ago and some ‘may think that’s foolhardy’ but it’s ‘nobody’s business’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024
Royal Mail urged to investigate claims of Chinese-made fake stamps Minister says he will work with business to investigate, while China dismisses suggestion of state role as ‘absurd’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
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 Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2024
Post Office minister: people responsible for the Horizon scandal ‘should go to jail’ – as it happened Kevin Hollinrake has said in his view ‘people should be prosecuted’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2024
Royal Mail proposes cut to second class post in order to save first class deliveries The cost cutting plans would save up to £300million a year Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2024
Ministers face Tory revolt over plans to criminalise rough sleeping Police in England and Wales to be given powers to fine homeless people deemed to be causing a ‘nuisance’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024
Ministers introduce bill to quash convictions of Horizon scandal victims Unprecedented bill aimed to be passed in summer will exonerate hundreds of post office operators in England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
Sunak faces growing calls to return £10m donated to Tories by Frank Hester West Midlands mayor says he would return money, after No 10 says Hester’s comments about Diane Abbott were racist The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024 Abbott criticises speaker over PMQs and asks Starmer to restore the whip – as it happened Hackney MP was not given chance to ask a question despite comments about her from Tory donor
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2024 Former Post Office chair claims he is victim of ‘smear campaign’ led by Kemi Badenoch Henry Staunton stands by his allegations against the government and turns on Post Office CEO in dramatic day of evidence to MPs
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024 ‘Toxic culture of disbelief’ persists at top of Post Office, MPs told Committee releases minutes of board meeting before appearance by former Post Office chair Henry Staunton
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024 Post Office said last month it stands by most Horizon convictions Letter shows Post Office told ministers it would oppose attempts to overturn 369 prosecutions
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024 Ministers to press ahead with legislation to exonerate Post Office Horizon victims Plan comes despite judiciary’s alternative proposal amid concerns about parliament overturning court decisions
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2024 Post Office victims wronged in Horizon scandal to have names cleared under new law Subpostmasters will have wrongful convictions quashed under ‘clear and objective criteria’, the Government says
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024 Kemi Badenoch failed to raise Horizon scandal when she met Fujitsu at Davos Exclusive: FoI request shows minister was warned by civil servants of ‘risk’ but focused instead on tech firm’s investment in UK
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024 Ministers discuss alternative plan to exonerate Post Office Horizon victims Exclusive: Meetings held about proposal by judiciary for courts to overturn convictions despite plan for bill to clear victims
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024 ‘Constructive’ talks held over transfer of Post Office ownership to operators Minister met union officials and representatives from co-operative movement to discuss mutualisation
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024 Simon Clarke advised to lie down by Tory MP after calling for Sunak to quit Senior Conservatives dismiss former cabinet minister’s intervention as ‘isolated’ and ‘dangerous, reckless, selfish’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024 Fujitsu should be on the hook for hundreds of millions of pounds in redress Yes, the Post Office pursued the prosecutions but Fujitsu provided the star witnesses and the dodgy software