A new law will be introduced to exonerate hundreds of Post Office branch managers caught up in the Horizon IT scandal. Hundreds of subpostmasters were convicted of swindling money on the basis of evidence from a flawed IT system.
Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions today (Wednesday), Rishi Sunak said they were victims of 'one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nation’s history'.
The Prime Minister told MPS: “We will introduce new primary legislation to ensure that those convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal are swiftly exonerated and compensated.” Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a try. The government has been under increased pressure to set out how the the subpostmasters would be exonerated after the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office renewed focus on the scandal.
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