Post Office scandal back in spotlight as MPs grill Fujitsu bosses and wronged sub-postmasters
Monday, 15 January 2024 The Post Office scandal will be back in the spotlight today, when MPs hear evidence from a number of witnesses including campaigner and wronged sub-postmaster Alan Bates.
Balvinder Gill and his elderly mum had to pay £160k in total after the Post Office accused the pair of pocketing the money from their branch.
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The final closing statements are being made to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry and lawyers for key figures have submitted their last arguments. Sky News
Alan Bates says he wrote to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer twice last month to set a deadline for compensation for the victims of the Horizon IT scandal. But the former subpostmaster says he has "never received a response". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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