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’.
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ITV boss reveals Mr Bates vs The Post Office drama made a loss of around £1m
The ITV show prompted public outrage and help put the Horizon scandal under the spotlight.
The Post Office scandal will cost the taxpayer around £1,000,000,000
Kevin Hollinrake said the people responsible for the Horizon scandal “should go to jail” during an interview with the BBC.
Post Office minister says ‘people should go to jail’ over Horizon scandal
Kevin Hollinrake met some of those affected by the scandal in Fenny Compton, where subpostmasters started their campaign.
Post Office scandal victim calls for compensation at Brit Awards
Jo Hamilton was joined on stage by actress Monica Dolan, who portrayed her in ITV’s hit series Mr Bates vs The Post Office.
ITV says yes to infected blood scandal drama after success of Post Office series
Campaigners have previously pushed for the infected blood scandal to receive the same attention as the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.
Alan Bates rejects ‘offensive’ compensation offer from the Government
The Post Office campaigner said he had been offered ‘around a sixth’ of the requested amount after Horizon IT scandal.
Fujitsu vows to compensate victims of Post Office Horizon IT scandal
The Japanese technology firm offered its ‘deepest apologies’ to subpostmasters and their families in a fresh statement on Thursday.
Fujitsi urged to make £10m ‘initial contribution’ towards Horizon compensation
It would be a fraction of the £2 billion Fujitsu will take out of the Horizon IT system over the lifetime of this contract.