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Momentous day for Britain - chairman of the independent Horizon compensation advisory board
It is a “momentous day for Britain”, the chair of the independent Horizon compensation advisory board said after the Government’s announcement to bring in a law to exonerate Post Office branch managers convicted in the scandal. Speaking...
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Stock footage of Post Office branches in London
Hundreds of Post Office branch managers who were wrongly convicted in the Horizon IT scandal could have their names cleared by the end of the year. Blanket legislation to exonerate subpostmasters convicted in England and Wales will be...
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Will Mellor speaks about Paula Vennells handing back her CBE
The Mr Bates vs The Post Office actor Will Mellor speaks about Paula Vennells handing back her CBE. Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful...
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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to return CBE over Horizon scandal
Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of subpostmasters. The former chief executive, who ran the Post Office while...
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Post office scandal: The latest
The latest news from the Post Office scandal as it is confirmed that former boss Paula Vennells is to return her CBE, and the Justice Secretary says the Government is giving "active consideration" to quashing sub-postmasters' convictions.
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ITV need to make a drama about the Windrush Scandal and Grenfell Tower tragedy, Khan says
Sadiq Khan criticised the Government's handling of the Windrush Scandal and Grenfell, as he called for compensation for the victims of those tragedies when asked about speeding up of compensation for those affected by the Horizon IT...
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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to return CBE over Horizon scandal - archive footage
Archive footage of former Post Office boss Paula Vennells at a remembrance service in 2018. Ms Vennells is to hand back her CBE following the fallout of the Horizon IT scandal which led to the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of...
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Sadiq Khan hopes ITV creates TV dramas about Windrush and Grenfell
Sadiq Khan says he hopes ITV creates dramas about Windrush and Grenfell after the fresh attention around the Post Office Horizon scandal was sparked by the TV show Mr Bates Vs The Post Office.
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Sunak answers questions during PM connect event in Accrington
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak answers questions from voters and journalists during a PM connect event in Accrington. He speaks about the Rwanda scheme, football governance white paper and the Post Office scandal.
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Stock Footage of Post Office and Royal Mail
Stock Footage of Post Office and Royal Mail facilities in Kilburn, London.
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Sunak would support honours committee investigation into ex-Post Office boss CBE
Rishi Sunak would “strongly support” the Honours Forfeiture Committee if it decided to look at revoking former Post Office boss Paula Vennells’ CBE in the wake of the Horizon scandal, the Prime Minister’s spokesman has said.
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Starmer visits flooded Loughborough
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer visits flood-hit Loughborough which was badly affected by Storm Henk last week. Interview clip on floods, the Post Office scandal and fossil fuel drilling.
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Rishi Sunak says Post Office Horizon scandal an “appalling miscarriage of justice
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Post Office Horizon scandal was an “appalling miscarriage of justice”. Speaking during a trip to Oxford to meet flood workers, he said: “It has been an appalling miscarriage of justice and appalling...
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Jeremy Hunt reveals 2% National Insurance tax cut
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt reveals a 2% cut to National Insurance during a visit to an Openreach training facility in Crawley. Hunt states that the cut would save a family with two earners nearly £1,000 this year, stating...
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Chancellor unsure if Government can afford to announce new tax cuts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said he does not know if he can afford to cut taxes for British households as a national insurance reduction came into force on Saturday. Mr Hunt said he wanted to further ease a tax burden which is expected to...
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The Government needs to visit flooded areas, says Rachel Reeves
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaks to the media after a stump speech in Wellingborough to unveil Labour’s poster campaign.