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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

'Post Office Horizon scandal cost me my home, my reputation and contact with my grandchildren'

Like hundreds of other sub-postmasters, Suzanne Palmer is still waiting for proper compensation

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Well done Alan Bates, but justice for the Post Office and others is overdue

There are few more telling testimonies to the power of a good drama than the extraordinary effect of ITV’s Mr Bates vs The Post Office which has galvanised securing justice for the 700-odd sub-postmasters who were wrongly accused of fraud and dishonesty as a result of the flaws in the…

Evening Standard

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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

The Independent UK

Post Office scandal: more than 1m sign petition to strip ex-boss of CBE

Calls to remove honour of Paula Vennells who oversaw organisation as it denied problems with Horizon IT system

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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What is the Post Office Horizon IT scandal all about?

All you need to know about one of the most widespread miscarriages of justice in UK history

The Guardian - UK

‘I got tarred overnight’: how Post Office Horizon scandal turned victims’ lives upside down

Operators wrongly convicted of theft and fraud because of defective accounting system suffered humiliation, bankruptcy and ill health

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak considers plan to exonerate Post Office Horizon scandal victims

Prime minister reveals government could also strip Post Office of its powers to prosecute

The Guardian - UK

Dead letter office? Royal Mail wrestles with a difficult future

In private hands, the postal service has become a graveyard of management ambitions, beset by discontent and decline. Can yet another new boss save it?

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the Post Office scandal: these innocent victims deserve justice

Hundreds of post office operators must be cleared and compensated, while those responsible for their wrongful persecution should face the courts

The Guardian - UK

‘It keeps getting worse’: SNP MP says Post Office scandal ‘not done yet’

THE Post Office scandal is “not done yet” as key figures have yet to appear in front of the ongoing public inquiry, an SNP MP has said.

The National (Scotland)

Key Post Office Horizon campaigner ‘Mr Bates’ calls for faster compensation

Victim of software scandal says TV drama has reignited issue as 50 new operators contact lawyers

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The Independent UK

Police probe UK Post Office for accusing over 700 employees of theft. The culprit was an IT glitch

U.K. police have opened a fraud investigation into Britain’s Post Office over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of stealing money

The Guardian - UK

Post Office under criminal investigation for potential fraud over Horizon scandal

Metropolitan police interview two people under caution over scandal that led to wrongful conviction of 700 post office operators

Evening Standard

Post Office Horizon scandal: Petition to strip ex-boss Paula Vennells of her CBE tops one million

As petition calling for her to be stripped of her gong passes 1.1 million

WhatToWatch

Mr Bates vs The Post Office ending explained: what happened in episode 4?

Mr Bates vs The Post Office ending explained as this stirring ITV drama about the Post Office Horizon scandal comes to a close.

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Mr Bates vs The Post Office depicts one of the UK's worst miscarriages of justice: here’s why so many victims didn’t speak out

The new ITV drama about the Post Office Horizon IT scandal is an incredibly important vehicle for getting the story of what is increasingly recognised as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history into public consciousness.

Woman & Home

Where is Suzanne Sercombe from Mr Bates vs The Post Office now?

Suzanne Sercombe is the partner of Alan Bates the main character of the show, but what happened to Suzanne in real life?

WhatToWatch

Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 3 recap: Mediation

Need a refresher for Mr Bates vs The Post Office episode 3? Here's a full recap of the hard-hitting drama's penultimate episode.

Woman & Home

Where are Alan Bates, Paula Vennells and Angela van den Bogerd from Mr Bates vs The Post Office?

Here is what you need to know about the real-life people in Mr Bates vs The Post Office, including where are Alan Bates and Paula Vennels are now...

The Guardian - UK

Ed Davey accuses Post Office bosses of misleading him over Horizon IT scandal

Lib Dem leader says he regrets not doing more while postal affairs minister to help victims wrongly accused of stealing

The Independent UK

Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells should hand back CBE over scandal, says Tory minister

Paula Vennells, who was chief executive of the Post Office from 2012 to 2019, should give up the honour voluntarily over her role in the scandal, Kevin Hollinrake said

Evening Standard

Former Post Office chief should give back her CBE, says postal minister

The woman who was in charge of the Post Office when branch managers were falsely accused of fraud should consider giving up her CBE, the postal services minister said on Wednesday.

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