About 100 sub-postmaster convictions separate to Post Office cases may be 'tainted'

Thursday, 16 May 2024
Prosecutions of sub postmasters by the Department for Work and Pensions could be "tainted" as Sky News reveals officials worked with now discredited Post Office investigators to secure convictions.

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