Sir Alan Bates knighted
Sir Alan said he hoped the honour would be ‘another string to my bow to help me go forward and get some finality for people’.
Sir Alan said he hoped the honour would be ‘another string to my bow to help me go forward and get some finality for people’.
Mr Bates gave evidence to the Business and Trade Committee on Tuesday.
The Post Office campaigner said he had been offered ‘around a sixth’ of the requested amount after Horizon IT scandal.
"Granting a knighthood to Alan Bates will acknowledge the struggle he has had to bring this injustice to light", the petition author said.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said the honour would be ‘common sense’.
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