The UK government is taking steps to exonerate wrongfully convicted Post Office managers involved in the Horizon IT scandal and compensate them. [ more ]
Ex-Post Office boss Paula Vennells hands back CBE after Horizon scandal uproar
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is returning her CBE over her handling of the Horizon IT scandal.
Over 700 Post Office branch managers were wrongfully convicted due to faulty accounting software, leading to calls for Vennells to give up her CBE. [ more ]
Paula Vennells hands back CBE after more than 1 million sign petition - live
Paula Vennells is returning her CBE following the Horizon IT scandal in the Post Office.
She acknowledged the calls from subpostmasters and others to return her honor and apologized for the devastation caused by the wrongful prosecution. [ more ]
Ministers in crunch talks with judges to overturn Horizon convictions
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk is holding talks with judges to expedite clearing the names of wrongfully convicted subpostmasters in the Horizon IT scandal.
The government is considering ways to overturn more convictions, potentially through legislation, and intends to resolve the issue quickly.
The discussions and potential solution could be announced by the end of the week. [ more ]
Former Post Office boss offers personal apology to victims of Horizon scandal
Former managing director of the Post Office, Alan Cook, personally apologizes for his role in the Horizon IT scandal and expresses sympathies towards affected subpostmasters and their families. [ more ]
Post Office scandal victims confront minister in heated exchange: It's a cop-out'
Victims of the Post Office scandal confronted Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake over the government's response to the Horizon IT scandal.
The victims accused the government of a cop-out and doing nothing to help with the scandal.
An announcement on the Horizon scandal is expected soon, with the consideration of an emergency bill to overturn all 800 Horizon scandal convictions at once. [ more ]