Wishaw MP welcomes three former sub-postmasters who lost thousands of pounds to Westminster.

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Motherwell and Wishaw MP Marion Fellows welcomed three former sub-postmasters who lost thousands of pounds or were wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal to Westminster.

Robert Thomson, Keith Macaldowie, and Chris Dawson, all suffered grievous cash losses by repeatedly putting their own money into their post offices accounts after the faulty Horizon computer system showed false losses.All three and Ms Fellows met UK Government business minister Kevin Hollinrake to press the case that Scottish former sub-postmasters should be included in legislation to speedily overturn false convictions.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The UK Government is the sole shareholder in the Post Office.“Robert, Keith and Chris made a compelling case when they shared their experiences with the government minister, however he would not