Stop the blame games and put the Post Office scandal victims first
1 year, 1 month ago

Stop the blame games and put the Post Office scandal victims first

The Independent  

A new drama is being staged at the Westminster Palace of Varieties, which we may call “Ms Badenoch vs the Post Office ”. Kemi Badenoch, the combative business secretary, is never short of self-confidence but some observers wonder if the pretty flat assertions she’s made in the Commons about the former chair of the Post Office, Henry Staunton, might have been a little rash. Subplots have emerged concerning letters sent by a Post Office chief executive to the justice secretary, allegations about the culture at the top of the organisation, leaks about Mr Staunton’s dismissal made to Sky News, and questions about bullying. Ms Badenoch and Mr Staunton can look after themselves perfectly well, but what the latest developments reveal is that far too many victims of the scandal are still waiting to get their money back – it was, after all, effectively stolen by the Post Office. In any case, the central fact remains that, more than two decades after the scandal began, some years after the government, Post Office and Fujitsu accepted at least some responsibility for destroying lives, and months since the ITV drama triggered public outrage, too many elderly victims still await justice and restitution.

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Government should face financial penalties if its does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Government should face financial penalties if its does not speed up Post Office compensation, MPs warn

The Independent  

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Victims of Post Office Capture software promised ‘redress and justice’
3 months, 1 week ago

Victims of Post Office Capture software promised ‘redress and justice’

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Victims of second Post Office software Capture promised ‘redress and justice’
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3 months, 1 week ago

Victims of second Post Office software Capture promised ‘redress and justice’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Postmasters who were victims of faulty accounting software before the Horizon …

Horizon Post Office scandal: Police investigating dozens for perjury and perverting the course of justice
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Horizon Post Office scandal: Police investigating dozens for perjury and perverting the course of justice

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A year after the Horizon Post Office scandal was exposed, victims must get justice
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A year after the Horizon Post Office scandal was exposed, victims must get justice

The Independent  

It is almost a year on from the broadcast of the ITV dramatisation Mr Bates vs The Post Office, which triggered an almost unprecedented wave of national outrage. Since New Year’s Day 2024 – when Toby Jones, Monica Dolan, Julie Hesmondhalgh and the other members of the cast injected life and emotion into what had been a shamefully neglected episode …

Kemi Badenoch says ministers let bureaucracy hold up payments to wronged subpostmasters
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kemi Badenoch says ministers let bureaucracy hold up payments to wronged subpostmasters

The Independent  

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Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post Office corporate culture at root of Horizon scandal – business secretary

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He said there had been a “significant increase in the pace at which compensation …

Former Post Office bosses ‘not held to account’ over Horizon IT scandal, CEO Nick Read suggests
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Post Office bosses ‘not held to account’ over Horizon IT scandal, CEO Nick Read suggests

The Independent  

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Ex-Post Office chairman defended reputation during sacking by Kemi Badenoch
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Post Office chairman defended reputation during sacking by Kemi Badenoch

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Post Office betrays postmasters yet again: Fury as bungling Post Office publishes names and addresses of more than 550 people wrongfully convicted in the Horizon scandal on its website in 'horrific' p
9 months ago

Post Office betrays postmasters yet again: Fury as bungling Post Office publishes names and addresses of more than 550 people wrongfully convicted in the Horizon scandal on its website in 'horrific' p

Daily Mail  

The bungling Post Office has published the names and home addresses of the postmasters it persecuted during the Horizon scandal. The 555 former postmasters whose home addresses have been published were among the group involved in bringing High Court class litigation against the Post Office in 2019. Nichola Arch, 53, was falsely accused of theft at her Chalford Hill post …

Post Office scandal: Subpostmistress who ‘paid back’ £70,000 says her children were accused of stealing
10 months ago

Post Office scandal: Subpostmistress who ‘paid back’ £70,000 says her children were accused of stealing

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The Post Office scandal – a timeline of key events
10 months ago

The Post Office scandal – a timeline of key events

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Post Office chief executive ‘exonerated of misconduct claims’
11 months, 1 week ago

Post Office chief executive ‘exonerated of misconduct claims’

The Telegraph  

‘Inaccuracies and falsehoods’ The Post Office said Mr Staunton’s claims contained “inaccuracies and falsehoods” and Mr Read told his staff last month that he “absolutely refutes” bullying claims. On Wednesday, the organisation said the report, compiled by barrister Marianne Tutin of Devereux Chambers, had exonerated Mr Read of all misconduct allegations and he had the “united backing of the board”. …

Law to exonerate wronged subpostmasters moves a step closer
1 year ago

Law to exonerate wronged subpostmasters moves a step closer

The Independent  

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Law to exonerate subpostmasters who have had their lives torn apart introduced by government
1 year ago

Law to exonerate subpostmasters who have had their lives torn apart introduced by government

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Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton tells Brit Awards audience that government still hasn’t paid her yet
1 year ago

Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton tells Brit Awards audience that government still hasn’t paid her yet

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Post office should be sold for £1, wronged postmaster Alan Bates tells MPs
1 year ago

Post office should be sold for £1, wronged postmaster Alan Bates tells MPs

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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells officially loses CBE over her role in Horizon sub-postmaster scandal
1 year, 1 month ago

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells officially loses CBE over her role in Horizon sub-postmaster scandal

Daily Mail  

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells today forfeited her CBE for 'bringing the honours system into disrepute'. The former chief executive agreed to hand back her gong last month amid fury at the treatment of hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongfully convicted by IT failures. The Archbishop of Canterbury has broken his silence over a church role for disgraced Post Office boss …

Post Office victims wronged in Horizon scandal to have names cleared by new law
1 year, 1 month ago

Post Office victims wronged in Horizon scandal to have names cleared by new law

The Independent  

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Ex-Post Office chair Henry Staunton was told not to ‘rip off the Band-Aid’ with compensation payments
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-Post Office chair Henry Staunton was told not to ‘rip off the Band-Aid’ with compensation payments

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Neither Mr Staunton’s note, nor the contemporaneous note that my office made, suggest otherwise.” At …

What is the latest development in the Post Office scandal?
1 year, 1 month ago

What is the latest development in the Post Office scandal?

The Independent  

You could call it “Mrs Badenoch vs The Post Office”. So it is in the case of Kemi Badenoch, the business and trade secretary, and the former chair of the Post Office, Henry Staunton, whom she sacked on 26 January over the phone. In rapid response, Badenoch tweeted that Staunton’s remarks were “a disgraceful misrepresentation of my conversation with him …

Ex-Post Office chair says government told him to delay compensation for postmasters until election
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-Post Office chair says government told him to delay compensation for postmasters until election

The Independent  

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Ex-Post Office chairman was being investigated for bullying, says Kemi Badenoch
1 year, 1 month ago

Ex-Post Office chairman was being investigated for bullying, says Kemi Badenoch

The Telegraph  

The former Post Office chairman was being investigated over bullying claims, Kemi Badenoch revealed on Monday as she accused him of a “blatant attempt to seek revenge” following his dismissal. The Business Secretary told MPs that allegations relating to Henry Staunton’s conduct, including “serious matters such as bullying”, were being examined when he was sacked in January, along with concerns …

Kemi Badenoch hits out at former Post Office chairman in Horizon row
1 year, 1 month ago

Kemi Badenoch hits out at former Post Office chairman in Horizon row

The Independent  

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Badenoch accuses former Post Office boss of lying in Horizon row
1 year, 1 month ago

Badenoch accuses former Post Office boss of lying in Horizon row

The Telegraph  

The former chairman of WH Smith claimed the order to stall payments seemed to be an attempt by the Government to reduce its financial liability before the country went to the polls. I didn’t ask, because I said ‘I’m having no part of it – I’m not here to limp into the election, it’s not the right thing to do …

Calls for ‘massive cultural change’ at Post Office after chairman’s exit
1 year, 1 month ago

Calls for ‘massive cultural change’ at Post Office after chairman’s exit

The Independent  

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No deadline for full compensation for Post Office victims, says Kemi Badenoch
1 year, 1 month ago

No deadline for full compensation for Post Office victims, says Kemi Badenoch

The Independent  

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Post Office name should be ditched, says campaigning Tory peer
1 year, 1 month ago

Post Office name should be ditched, says campaigning Tory peer

The Telegraph  

The Post Office brand needs to be ditched because it has become so “tarnished” by the Horizon scandal, a peer who campaigned for wrongly convicted sub-postmasters has said. Lord Arbuthnot, who was played by Alex Jennings in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, said that Mr Staunton’s stepping aside provided an opportunity to “refocus” the organisation “possibly …

Post Office chairman ousted amid government frustration over Horizon scandal
1 year, 1 month ago

Post Office chairman ousted amid government frustration over Horizon scandal

The Independent  

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Post Office Scandal: MPs grill ‘sorry’ Fujitsu boss as Alan Bates slams compensation delays
1 year, 2 months ago

Post Office Scandal: MPs grill ‘sorry’ Fujitsu boss as Alan Bates slams compensation delays

The Independent  

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Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal
1 year, 2 months ago

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Fujitsu, the company whose faulty computer accounting system resulted in the wrongful conviction of hundreds of Post Office branch managers across the U.K., apologized to the victims on Tuesday for its role in the one of the country’s biggest miscarriages of justice and said it was long aware that the software had bugs. “To the sub-postmasters and their …

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal
1 year, 2 months ago

Provider of faulty computer system apologizes to hundreds affected by UK Post Office scandal

The Independent  

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Post Office boss blames ‘culture of denial’ for Horizon compensation delay
1 year, 2 months ago

Post Office boss blames ‘culture of denial’ for Horizon compensation delay

The Telegraph  

The chief executive of the Post Office presided over a “culture of denial” as the company dragged its feet over compensation payments for victims of the Horizon scandal, MPs heard on Tuesday. On a day of revelations, it emerged that the Post Office faces financial liabilities of up to £1 billion even as controversial IT company Fujitsu said it would …

UK Post Office scandal: Parliamentary committee seeks to speed up compensation for victims
1 year, 2 months ago

UK Post Office scandal: Parliamentary committee seeks to speed up compensation for victims

Associated Press  

LONDON — Lawmakers trying to get to the bottom of one of Britain’s gravest injustices were questioning bosses of the Post Office and Fujitsu on Tuesday as momentum grew to compensate and clear the names of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly convicted of theft or fraud because of the Japanese company’s faulty computer system. Three years later, …

It shouldn’t have taken a change in the law – or a TV drama – to deliver justice to the Post Office victims
1 year, 2 months ago

It shouldn’t have taken a change in the law – or a TV drama – to deliver justice to the Post Office victims

The Independent  

The Post Office scandal has dragged on for so long, been so traumatising for its survivors, and has – albeit latterly – provoked such public outrage that the pressure to cut the Gordian knot has grown irresistible. The recent ITV series, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, provoked a visceral reaction to the plight of hundreds of innocent people who …

Post Office scandal: How will the new law to exonerate victims of Horizon work?
1 year, 2 months ago

Post Office scandal: How will the new law to exonerate victims of Horizon work?

The Independent  

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Post Office must reveal how much cash it ‘stole’ from subpostmasters, MPs told
1 year, 2 months ago

Post Office must reveal how much cash it ‘stole’ from subpostmasters, MPs told

The Independent  

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Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions

Associated Press  

LONDON — The former head of Britain’s state-owned Post Office said Tuesday she will hand back a royal honor in response to mounting fury over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of theft because of a faulty computer system. “I have listened and I confirm that I return my CBE with immediate effect,” said Vennells, …

Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over her role in wrongful convictions
1 year, 2 months ago

Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over her role in wrongful convictions

The Independent  

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Post Office scandal screenwriter says series stands for those ‘who feel unheard’
1 year, 2 months ago

Post Office scandal screenwriter says series stands for those ‘who feel unheard’

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Why did it fall to TV execs to fight for victims of the Post Office scandal?
1 year, 2 months ago

Why did it fall to TV execs to fight for victims of the Post Office scandal?

The Independent  

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Wrongly convicted Horizon scandal postmasters offered £600,000 to settle claims
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrongly convicted Horizon scandal postmasters offered £600,000 to settle claims

The Independent  

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Compensation for Horizon scandal ‘nowhere near’ enough, say subpostmasters
3 years, 3 months ago

Compensation for Horizon scandal ‘nowhere near’ enough, say subpostmasters

The Independent  

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Now strip shamed Post Office boss of her CBE, MPs say
3 years, 10 months ago

Now strip shamed Post Office boss of her CBE, MPs say

Daily Mail  

The woman who presided over the Post Office IT scandal should be stripped of her CBE, MPs said yesterday. Paula Vennells, who earned £3.7million over six years as chief executive at the Post Office, yesterday quit the boards of supermarket chain Morrisons and homewares firm Dunelm. Paula Vennells, who was chief executive at the Post Office during the scandal, should …

Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer
3 years, 11 months ago

Post Office bosses with serious questions to answer

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of blameless former postmasters and postmistresses were pillars of their village communities until they were preposterously branded crooks and had their lives torn apart. Part-time priest Paula Vennells, 62, stands accused of covering up the scandal and forcing postmasters into a High Court battle. After she became chief executive in 2012 there was a 'pervasive failure' to investigate complaints …

Post Office scandal: 39 former postmasters convicted of stealing money have names cleared
3 years, 11 months ago

Post Office scandal: 39 former postmasters convicted of stealing money have names cleared

Daily Mail  

Vindicated former postmasters shed tears of joy and opened bottles of champagne outside the Royal Courts of Justice today as 39 men and women had their convictions for stealing money from the Post Office quashed after hundreds were bankrupted, sacked or jailed in one of Britain's biggest miscarriages of justice. Former post office worker Noel Thomas, who was convicted of …

Post Office apologises to former postmasters for unfair convictions linked to accounting scandal
4 years, 5 months ago

Post Office apologises to former postmasters for unfair convictions linked to accounting scandal

The Independent  

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Post Office IT scandal: subpostmasters demand judge-led inquiry into Horizon computer system
5 years ago

Post Office IT scandal: subpostmasters demand judge-led inquiry into Horizon computer system

The Independent  

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Hundreds of Post Office workers ‘vindicated’ by High Court ruling over faulty IT system that left them bankrupt and in prison
5 years, 3 months ago

Hundreds of Post Office workers ‘vindicated’ by High Court ruling over faulty IT system that left them bankrupt and in prison

The Independent  

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