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‘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

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

Keir Starmer denies he knew CPS was prosecuting post office operators

Labour leader was director of public prosecutions when three cases brought by CPS resulted in convictions

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No precedent: why Commons approach to Post Office scandal has lawyers nervous

Legislation exonerating victims may be only way to achieve justice but it breaches fundamental principle

The Guardian - UK

Where is the real Jo Hamilton from Mr Bates vs The Post Office now?

Here's what you need to know about the real Jo Hamilton, the Subpostmistress who was a victim of the Horizon Post Office Scandal

Woman & Home

Now claw back Vennells’s bonuses from the Post Office. The rules allow it

Clauses in the former CEO’s contract could easily be enforced – but the whole rotten saga goes deeper

The Guardian - UK

Postmasters prosecuted by CPS while Keir Starmer was in charge

Spotlight on Labour leader after days of outrage at Paula Vennells and Ed Davey

The Independent UK

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All Scottish Post Office scandal victims will be cleared, Humza Yousaf says

ALL subpostmasters wrongly convicted in Scotland because of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be cleared, Humza Yousaf has said ...

The National (Scotland)

MPs finally recognise the real heroes of the Post Office scandal: MPs

PMQs told the country that campaigners such as Alan Bates had nothing on Priti Patel, Lee Anderson and Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

Post Office IT scandal: Rishi Sunak’s new law to clear victims - The Standard podcast

Plus, jail trauma of wrongly-convicted London sub-postmaster

Evening Standard

Post Office scandal: How will the new law to exonerate victims of Horizon work?

Rishi Sunak has announced plans to overturn the wrongful conviction of over 700 postmasters since 2003

The Independent UK

Japan Tech Firm Fujitsu In Firing Line Over UK Post Office Scandal

A Japanese technology giant is in the crosshairs of British lawmakers for building the faulty accounting software that led to what has been called the country's biggest ever miscarriage of justice.

International Business Times

Post Office will struggle to rebuild brand trust – as Boeing and Facebook scandals show

The Post Office, once an iconic British brand has fallen from grace following the Horizon IT Scandal. With over 11,500 branches, it’s the largest retail franchise network in Europe, offering a variety of products – not just postal, but cash and banking, foreign exchange and government services. Post offices are…

The Conversation

‘What we’ve been calling for’: post office operators welcome acquittal plan

Joy mixed with caution as victims of Horizon scandal say they hope pledge will result in concrete action after 20 years

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OPINION - The Standard View: Post Office Horizon scandal — now shame the guilty

The Post Office scandal which devastated the lives of hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses has revealed quite a lot about the way the establishment operates. Paula Vennells, the former Post Office boss who presided over the miscarriage of justice, has handed back her CBE. It leaves unanswered the question…

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: when did you learn of the Post Office Horizon scandal?

We want to hear from people in the UK about the role of the ITV drama in drawing attention to the scandal

International Business Times

UK To Exonerate And Compensate Wrongly Convicted Post Office Staff

The UK government announced Wednesday it will unilaterally quash the wrongful theft convictions of hundreds of self-employed Post Office branch managers targeted due to faulty software, and offer them immediate compensation.

Evening Standard

Contaminated blood scandal: What happened and what are the victims demanding?

Thousands of people were contaminated with HIV and hepatitis C in one of the NHS's worth healthcare disasters

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Arise Sir Alan Bates? Post Office scandal campaigner should receive knighthood, says Cabinet minister

Esther McVey, who is known as the 'Minister for Common Sense', said he should be given the honour 'as soon as possible'

The Independent UK

Kate Middleton’s postmaster demands justice for colleagues

Hasmukh Shingadia says those responsible for the scandal must also face justice

Evening Standard

PMQs sketch: 'A plague on all their houses' after decades of political dither over Post Office scandal

All of England's major political parties are implicated in the Horizon affair

The Independent UK

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

Comedian Rosie Holt dupes followers with GMB Post Office sketch

Playing a Conservative politician on ‘Good Morning Britain’, Holt suggested that the Post Office Horizon was the fault of ITV and star Toby Jones for taking ‘so long’ to make ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak accuses SNP of 'politicising' Post Office Horizon scandal

RISHI Sunak has accused the SNP of “politicising” the Post Office Horizon scandal.

The Guardian - UK

‘Wrecked my life’: Horizon victims tell of suffering caused by Post Office scandal

One former operator says he missed seeing dying father, as others describe horrors of prison and the stigma they suffered

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