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
development on a story which has dominated the headlines for the past week thanks to a tv drama. the prime minister has announced new legislation, to make sure that hundreds of post office branch managers convicted in one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice the uk has ever seen are swiftly exonerated and compensated. more than 700 sub postmasters were given 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. many were bankru pted. 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, because. 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 pa
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elizabeth i has been played by some movie greats, from bette davis tojudi dench to cate blanchett. but for millions of television viewers in the 1970s, the role was defined by one actor glenda jackson. she played a queen, a king, and a real part in politics. i am not only a queen, walsingham, i am a tanner and a tinsmith, a collier and a shepherd. how will my trades prosper if you have your war with spain? bailey. ma am. the fleet is to be dismissed. madam, i must warn you that. no, sir, you must not. you must guard your rattling tongue, lest i have my hangman pluck it out. if i was to close my eyes and think about glenda jackson, i think of a woman of small stature with incredible power. how cruel. how can you say that? don t i live? everyone thinks they can do as they like with me. ..even you! i loved her strength, really. that passionate intensity. every muscle was taut and her face was a. was an amazing picture of strength. ladies and gentlemen, glenda jackson. applause