Post Office hero Alan Bates honoured with knighthood after exposing Horizon IT scandal alongside cyclist Mark Cavendish and Daily Mail writer Niall Ferguson in King Charles' birthday honours
Daily MailAlan Bates was awarded a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours on Friday after his landmark campaign for justice for hundreds of wrongly convicted postmasters. Alan Bates was awarded a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours on Friday after his landmark campaign for justice for hundreds of wrongly convicted postmasters Sir Alan tirelessly campaigned on behalf of hundreds of postmasters who were wrongly convicted of fraud while the Post Office covered up the real culprit – its new IT system Mark Cavendish has been given a knighthood in the King's birthday honours for services to cycling and to charity work. Actress Imelda Staunton has been given a Damehood in the King's birthday honours for services to drama and to charity Alan Bates, pictured outside his post office in March 2000, played a crucial role in highlightint the issues with the Post Office Horizon IT system Sir Alan, who had previously rejected an OBE while Post Office boss Paula Vennells still retained a CBE, said he was 'honoured' by the knighthood. Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has been formally stripped of her CBE following the Horizon IT scandal, which has been called the biggest miscarriage of justice in UK history Dame Jenny Abramsky, the first female editor of Radio 4's Today programme, was appointed a Dame Grand Cross and retired High Court judge Lord Etherton was appointed a Knight Grand Cross. By Andrew Levy 'Slightly embarrassed': Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour Award for modest Gordon Former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown said last night he was 'slightly embarrassed' to receive a top award in the King's Birthday Honours, writes Neil Sears.
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A year ago, a gripping ITV drama triggered outrage over the Post Office scandal. Lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates hoped a new Government would at last deliver compensation. Sadly, he was wrong...
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A year after the Horizon Post Office scandal was exposed, victims must get justice
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Post Office hero Sir Alan Bates awarded knighthood at Windsor Castle
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Post Office hero Alan Bates receives knighthood from Princess Anne at Windsor Castle for exposing Horizon IT scandal
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Britain’s CEO of scandal-ridden Post Office will step down next year
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Nothing has changed under Labour, say Post Office victims
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'Trust me, nothing has changed': Postmistress accuses Government of failing to pay back victims of Horizion IT scandal in blistering attack as Sir Alan Bates drama wins at National Television Awards
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Richard Branson leads wedding ceremony as Post Office scandal campaigner Alan Bates marries his long-term partner on Virgin boss' private Caribbean island
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A campaigner who took on the UK Post Office joins Tracey Emin, Imelda Staunton on royal honors list
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Former UK Post Office boss breaks down in inquiry over scandal that saw hundreds wrongly convicted
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The Post Office scandal – a timeline of key events
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‘I exposed the Post Office scandal years before the inquiry – so why is justice taking so long?’
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In ‘Mr. Bates vs The Post Office,’ Toby Jones is the quiet, stubborn leader of a resistance
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Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton tells Brit Awards audience that government still hasn’t paid her yet
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Post Office campaigner Alan Bates tells Government to ‘get on and pay people’
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Post office should be sold for £1, wronged postmaster Alan Bates tells MPs
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Post Office victims wronged in Horizon scandal to have names cleared by new law
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Alan Bates rejects ‘derisory’ payout over Post Office scandal
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Mr Bates vs the Post Office actor Will Mellor is making a documentary on the Horizon scandal after playing real-live victim Less Castleton on the ITV drama
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Post Office Scandal: MPs grill ‘sorry’ Fujitsu boss as Alan Bates slams compensation delays
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Mr Bates vs the Post Office: compensate us before we die
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Mr Bates vs The Post Office: How a TV drama shook up Britain – in just a week
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Post Office hero Alan Bates hails new law to quash postmaster convictions
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The creators of Mr Bates vs the Post Office on the drama’s colossal impact: ‘We tapped into the nation’s rage’
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It shouldn’t have taken a change in the law – or a TV drama – to deliver justice to the Post Office victims
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Mr Bates vs the Post Office is ITV’s biggest drama in three years
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Hundreds of UK postal workers wrongly accused of fraud will have their convictions overturned
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Post Office hero Alan Bates fights back tears over surprise gift from Richard Branson
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The Post Office scandal – a timeline of key events
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Inside Mr Bates vs the Post Office: ‘We all secretly think they’re spinning it out so everyone dies before they get their money’
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