the government is preparing a new law to swiftly exonerate and compensate post office branch managers who were convicted over horizon it scandal. over a 15 year period until 2015, more than 700 people were wrongfully convicted of fraud, theft or false accounting, because the it system had produced shortfalls in their accounts. so far, only 93 have had their convictions overturned. mr sunak said it was the biggest miscarriage in british history and government would quickly right the wrongs of the past. here s our political editor chris mason. four nights of drama on the telly after two decades of injustice. and, just one week later. we come to questions for the prime minister. the most high profile moment of the week at westminster. the start of prime minister s question time. and rishi sunak said. mr speaker this is one of the greatest miscarriages ofjustice in our nation s history. today i can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation, to make sure that those c
yes, i am is interesting question because. yes, lam part is interesting question because. yes, i am part but it is a mixed bunch of people with mixed problems. some fall into they were prosecuted, some were not and i was not prosecuted. the interim payment that the government were announcing today of £75,000 is a start for those that have lost everything. and i mean everything. but i don t know when the government are actually planning to start to pay it because the prime minister said, to start to pay it because the prime ministersaid, it to start to pay it because the prime minister said, it was going to be sorted out and then the post office minister said, sorted out and then the post office ministersaid, it sorted out and then the post office minister said, it could take a bit of time so there has to be clarity. the devil of course is in the detail. the group have spent over £40 million on litigation so you do some simple maths here for the 555 times 75,000 it barely covers it an
good enough and the election will be over and there will be a new government and a new set of players and god knows what else. we want clarity. this is an election issue at the end of the day. just clarity. this is an election issue at the end of the day. clarity. this is an election issue at the end of the day. just in terms of how things at the end of the day. just in terms of how things go at the end of the day. just in terms of how things go forward at the end of the day. just in terms of how things go forward from - at the end of the day. just in terms | of how things go forward from here, presumably you will be sent a form attesting to your innocence and then what? how does that change things for you personally? me what? how does that change things for you personally? for you personally? me personally i was not convicted for you personally? me personally i was not convicted so for you personally? me personally i was not convicted so therefore. i was not convicted so t
will their estates be able to access compensation? yes, the government says their family also get the money. ministers acknowledge it has big consequence, including the prospect some people who are actually guilty are no paid more than £500,000. but they believe it is the right call. we have been faced with the dilemma accept the problem of people carrying conviction an or accept an unknown number of people who have stolen will be exonerated or perhaps even compensated. constitutionally, politically, practically, financially, this is a big moment. for the victim, the prospect after so, so long, justice, repayment, clarity. chris mason, bbc news, westminster. in april2016, a high court claim was issued against the post office by a group of these postmasters. a group litigation order a process
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