Alan Bates, a former sub-postmaster and lead campaigner in the Post Office Horizon scandal, has publicly rejected the UK government's compensation offer, which he described as 'cruel' and 'derisory'. Bates stated that the amount offered was only about 16% of his claim, roughly one-sixth of what he had requested. The scandal, which involved a faulty IT system, led to hundreds of sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of financial misconduct. Government officials, including Jonathan Reynolds and Laura Trott, have expressed concern and commitment to ensuring that victims receive the compensation they deserve, with Downing Street acknowledging that Bates 'deserves the right level of compensation'. Additionally, a statement from the government mentioned, 'We continue to appreciate the work Mr Bates has done to campaign for fair compensation.'
Disgraceful My constituents Chris Head has also only been offered 15% of the total claim. The Govt must stop allowing post office to dispute these obviously fair claims. Subpostmasters need justice and they need it now. https://t.co/QFmlZr2vWP
Alan Bates “deserves the right level of compensation”, Downing Street has says, after the former subpostmaster rejected a “derisory” offer from the Government he said was only a sixth of what he had requested https://t.co/nSKfuFKfZq
Laura Trott says the government is committed to ensuring ex-sub-postmasters get the compensation they deserve 'as quickly as possible' after Alan Bates called his payout offer 'offensive' She admitted victims had waited years for justice but 'a lot has been done in that time' https://t.co/dL9p595KFx
Jonathan Reynolds expressed 'huge concern' after ex-sub-postmaster Alan Bates rejected the government's 'paltry' compensation offer - he says it was a 'sixth' of what he asked for Reynolds said the 'money should be there so people like Alan should be getting what they need' https://t.co/bQXQ82JCAm
Post Office scandal: Alan Bates rejects "cruel" compensation offer https://t.co/xf4DsdX6xa
Alan Bates rejects ‘derisory’ pay out over Horizon Post Office scandal https://t.co/4fxylIrU66 Shameful Government Response to this SCANDAL @AllisonPearson @TiceRichard
Alan Bates has said that he will reject the “cruel” and “derisory” compensation offered by the government over the Post Office Horizon scandal after he received about a sixth of the amount he had requested ⬇️ https://t.co/4VZuyqUbjY
Alan Bates, who led the campaign for justice in the Post Office Horizon scandal, says he will reject the compensation he has been offered by the government Read more 🔗 https://t.co/GMHeWvLR02
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates to reject ‘offensive’ compensation offer https://t.co/04EUXRfXjn
Former subpostmaster Alan Bates who has led the campaign for justice in the Horizon scandal says he will reject an “offensive” and “cruel” compensation from the Government https://t.co/QeGVyN8hsW
Former sub-postmaster Alan Bates rejects 'cruel' Post Office compensation offer https://t.co/suDuWU9NVS https://t.co/oyc5pflFaE
'Alan Bates who this public hero gets this derisory offer spat out of a machine.' Former sub-postmaster, Alan Bates, has told GMB he intends to reject a compensation offer from the government, which he described as "derisory" and "cruel". https://t.co/C9tyc9mX98
Alan Bates to refuse 'offensive' compensation offer in Post Office Scandal Read more 🔗 https://t.co/motL8Sy6Gj
Former sub-postmaster, Alan Bates, has told GMB he intends to reject a compensation offer from the government, which he described as "derisory" and "cruel". He said the figure was just one-sixth of what he hoped for. https://t.co/YimXu6e9Kf
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates turns down 'cruel and derisory' government payout offer for Horizon scandal https://t.co/2qouCx2Kuq
Post Office Horizon scandal: Alan Bates rejects ‘cruel’ compensation offer https://t.co/dhEwCiouhq
#PostOfficeScandal So whoever in @biztradegovuk is releasing these statements are a disgrace. After offering Alan Bates approx 16% of his claim (offering me under 15%) they go on to say this ‘We continue to appreciate the work Mr Bates has done to campaign for fair compensation,… https://t.co/1KVI5whsmG
Post Office hero Alan Bates reveals he will REJECT 'cruel' and 'derisory' compensation from the Government over Horizon IT scandal which saw hundreds wrongly accused in sweeping miscarriage of justice https://t.co/lD8KrF174d https://t.co/ej6CI0aRmV
🔴 Alan Bates has revealed he will reject a “cruel” and “derisory” Post Office Horizon scandal compensation offer from the Government. Read this front page story here ⬇️ https://t.co/FJNpTPPDJg