Post Office scandal survivor faces emotional flashbacks and financial struggles (Image: Getty) Keith Macaldowie, 50, was pushed to the brink of suicide due to claimed shortfalls at his post office in Greenock, Scotland, which were caused by the Horizon system. The first
Post Office IT scandal victim calls for justice and punishment (Image: Getty) Gary Brown, 68, tried to kill himself and was wrongly accused of theft when his branch faced huge financial discrepancies created by the faulty Horizon software. He achieved his ‘dream’
An expert has revealed why some sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal have only been given £15.75 in compensation. Tax Policy Associates said there was a “very serious problem” with the application process. It has accused the Post Office of adopting “a
Calls are mounting on Fujitsu to repay the “fortune” the Post Office scandal cost UK taxpayers. No 10 said that Rishi Sunak “fully intends” to make the IT giant behind the faulty Horizon software foot the bill if it is found culpable.
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he “knew nothing” about the trials of sub-postmasters when he was England’s chief prosecutor. It comes as a former cabinet minister has called for an investigation into his role as Director of Public Prosecutions in the scandal.
Ian Hislop’s condemnation of the Government’s response to the Post Office scandal saw ITV’s Peston show descend into chaos this week as the journalist went head-to-head with a Tory MP. The Private Eye editor was embroiled in a fiery clash with Jake
The man who spearheaded a campaign to expose the truth behind the wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters has said the latest compensation offer doesn’t go far enough. It comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a £75,000 offer for sub-postmasters involved in a
Stephen Flynn’s latest attack on Westminster quickly fell apart after he tried using the Post Office scandal to drive a wedge between Scotland and the UK. Yesterday, Mr Flynn used his PMQs question to claim “sub-postmasters never stood a chance against the
A Post Office investigator who had a “heavy footprint” in the Horizon scandal is set to give evidence before a public inquiry. The statutory inquiry, which began in 2021, is chaired by retired judge Sir Wyn Williams. It has previously looked at
It seems like the whole nation is talking about the Post Office scandal which has been called one of the UK’s greatest miscarriages of justice. An ITV drama catapulted the terrible details of the case back into the public’s consciousness at large.