prison sentences, reputations trashed, bankruptcy, and now new cases. the post office scandal is only deepening. as we go on air, the petition to strip the former post office boss paula vennells of her cbe is well over a million and the prime minister has said he would support a review of it. it doesn t help the hundreds upon hundreds whose lives were all but destroyed and, in some cases, actually destroyed who will pay their compensation and when? we speak to the subpostmaster at the heart of itv s drama and the writer who s reignited an issue that had slipped from the public consciousness. and we ll be joined by the former government minister paul scully, who was behind the strengthening of the post office horizen it inquiry, giving it statutory powers, after first opposing it. also tonight, a special report for newsnight from the bbc team that s uncovered the widespread abuse, torture and rape by the founder of one of the world s biggest
account and the post office to account over the shoddy compensation schemes that have been set up. there is no way victims should have been waiting this long. in 2019, they won a massive group litigation, and in 2021, we had the number of overturned convictions in the court of appeals history in a single day. and yes there are people who are dying before they receive full and final compensation. i understand the government saying it is doing its best but you can talk the talk, but you have to walk the walk, and walking the walk would be putting full, fair and final compensation in the sub postmaster pockets. it is not happening quickly enough. how lona is it not happening quickly enough. how long is it inquiry expected to take as well? , , ., long is it inquiry expected to take aswell? , , ., , as well? just before christmas, the retired judge as well? just before christmas, the retired judge you as well? just before christmas, the retired judge you chose as well? just before ch
member, bill saville, great to see you and i will ask you what you think about the evidence apart whether it warrants not just not just the peach entered into an impeachment inquiry. bill: will agree with speaker mccarthy and i think it inquiry is different from impeachment. it is too early for impeachment printed my understanding is that when you go for him inquiry, it makes it easier for congress to get documents out of the executive branch of the white house. i think that is what they are looking at because frankly, merrick garland, david weiss, the whole cast of characters, have not been forthcoming to congress and so i think there s still in effect finding face. the problem is coming impeachment tends to have a life of its own. and you know the process kind of symbols. and in addition hit is been so defaced during the trump years by these hasty impeachment that
member, bill saville, great to see you and i will ask you what you think about the evidence apart whether it warrants not just not just the peach entered into an impeachment inquiry. bill: will agree with speaker mccarthy and i think it inquiry is different from impeachment. it is too early for impeachment printed my understanding is that when you go for him inquiry, it makes it easier for congress to get documents out of the executive branch of the white house. i think that is what they are looking at because frankly, merrick garland, david weiss, the whole cast of characters, have not been forthcoming to congress and so i think there s still in effect finding face. the problem is coming impeachment tends to have a life of its own. and you know the process kind of symbols. and in addition hit is been so defaced during the trump years by these hasty impeachment that