Government ministers are actively discussing plans to exonerate victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal, as detailed by GB News Digital Political Editor @Cooke_Millie. The scandal, which involved the wrongful conviction of hundreds of sub-postmasters, with claims that dozens more were wrongly prosecuted, has prompted the government to consider removing the Post Office's power to prosecute. Measures to clear the names of the convicted individuals are being deliberated, with the aim to speed up the process of overturning these wrongful convictions. Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman provided more details, and TalkTV political correspondent Alicia Fitzgerald noted that many victims do not want to face a court appeal. The Horizon compensation advisory board, which includes MP Kevan Jones, is also involved in the discussions on how to best address the compensation for those affected, with ministers in talks with judges to facilitate the process.
Ministers in talks with judges on clearing names of Post Office scandal victims https://t.co/UeFCv0rbZC
Ministers are drawing up plans to speed up overturning the wrongful convictions of those involved in the Post Office scandal. TalkTV political correspondent Alicia Fitzgerald: “The issue is that lots of the victims don’t want to face a court appeal full stop.” @alicia_fitzg https://t.co/1Sai4IHVxY
The government is investigating ways to speed up the overturning of wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/YMSoi54oxi
Ministers are investigating ways to speed up the overturning of wrongful convictions of subpostmasters under the Horizon scandal https://t.co/ACPzi9JLgy
Ministers are investigating ways to speed up the overturning of wrongful convictions of subpostmasters under the Horizon scandal ✍️: @McGrathDominic & @BlewettSam https://t.co/sdyXNkZXxs
Steps to clear the names of hundreds of sub-postmasters convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal are being considered by the government. Explainer: https://t.co/O8ZavKMt4A https://t.co/nNt3XRkJCY
Ministers are to meet to consider measures into clearing the names of hundreds of sub-postmasters convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal. Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman had more details on #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/ai4eavbEWB https://t.co/zllzYnyYJU
'They're looking at exonerating every victim of this scandal.' GB News Digital Political Editor, @Cooke_Millie, details the plans of government ministers to exonerate Post Office Horizon scandal victims and to possibly remove the Post Office of its powers to prosecute. https://t.co/CDqrM64Znr
Ministers are to meet to consider measures into clearing the names of hundreds of sub-postmasters convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal. Kevan Jones MP who is part of the Horizon compensation advisory board spoke to #BBCBreakfast https://t.co/ai4eavbEWB https://t.co/6KzWYgS3Ds
Ministers to meet to consider clearing hundreds of sub-postmasters amid claims 'dozens more were wrongly prosecuted' https://t.co/eNUTq0cZgy