16 years, after a faulty it system made it look like money was missing. some went to prison and many lives and livelihoods were ruined. our political editor chris mason has more on the day s developments. 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 convicted as a as a result of the horizon scannedle are swiftly exonerated and compensated. this is the story of westminster transfixed like never before, about a scandal over 20 years in the making. it is a huge injustice, people lost their lives, their liberty, and their livelihood, and they have been waiting far too long for the truth forj
dominated the headlines for the past week. the prime minister has announced that new legislation will be brought in to make sure that those convicted in one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice the uk has ever seen. who worked for the post office are swiftly exonerated and compensated. more than 700 sub postmasters received criminal convictions for fraud and false accounting, over a period of around 16 years, after it introduced a faulty it system. some went to prison and many were made bankrupt. we ll get reaction from one sub postmaster in a moment but first our political correspondent iain watson reports. the post office told us over and over, you re the only one. that was a lie, actually. itv made a drama out of a crisis, a scandal that started more than 20 years ago came to public and political prominence. fewer than 100 sub postmasters have had their wrongful convictions overturned and there s pressure to clear more names and pay out more compensation. the prime mini
it will shift to a more targeted campaign. the hamas run health ministry said another 147 people were killed and another 147 people were killed and another 240 wounded in bars in the past 24 hours. the situation at israel s northern border with lebanon remains volatile. these recent pictures released by the israeli military show, what they say, are strikes on his brother targets in various locations. the uk government has warned yemen s houthi rebels that enough is enough over attacks on shipping in the red sea. it comes after us and british naval forces, shot down 21 drones and missiles, fired by the houthis towards international shipping. the uk defence secretary grant shapps says, it was the largest such attack yet. us central command says, they were shot down with no injuries or damage reported, adding that it was the 26th attack by the iranian backed houthis on commercial shipping lanes since mid november. joining me is narges bajoghli, assistant professor of middle east studies a
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