Justice Secretary Alex Chalk is also “looking at” removing the Post Office’s ability to prosecute, the Prime Minister confirmed. More than 700 branch managers were wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting after faulty Fujitsu software called Horizon made it appear as
Ministers are set to meet to discuss the fallout of the Post Office Horizon scandal that led to hundreds of sub-postmasters being wrongfully convicted. Justice secretary Alex Chalk will meet Kevin Hollinrake, the minister for the Post Office, on Monday. It comes
Pressure is growing for Sir Ed Davey, the former postal minister, about his role in the cover-up of the Post Office scandal which saw hundreds of sub-postmasters prosecuted and imprisoned. Speaking on GB News, Tory MP, Damian Green said: “I think Ed
Almost 70 new potential victims of the Post Office scandal have come forward since last week’s ITV drama was aired. Lawyers representing subpostmasters and subpostmistresses wrongly convicted said that 50 had got in touch by Friday, with “approaching another 20” making contact
Rishi Sunak has said the Government is “looking at” the option of exonerating all postmasters involved in the Horizon scandal. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme, the Prime Minister said exonerating all postmasters was being “looked at” by the
European Council President Charles Michel has reportedly left EU leaders scrambling after making a major announcement. The former Prime Minister of Belgium, who has been leading the Council since 2019, announced on Saturday his decision to run in the European elections this
A petition to strip the ex-chief of the Post Office of her CBE has been signed by over 790,000 people in just a matter of hours. The signees are calling for Paula Vennells to be stripped of the CBE she was given
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is under pressure over his handling of the Post Office scandal that saw hundreds of sub-postmasters prosecuted due to faulty IT software. Sir Ed’s actions as minister for the Post Office during the Lib Dem coalition
Detectives are looking into “potential fraud offences” committed during a Post Office scandal that saw 700 people handed criminal convictions due to faulty IT software. The Horizon accounting system appeared to show money was missing from Post Office outlets. As a result,
A petition launched in the wake of the Post Office scandal has quickly amassed tens of thousands of signatories. More than 500,000 people have said Paula Vennells, the company’s former chief, should be stripped of her CBE, with support growing rapidly overnight.