Just one pound in five has been paid out in financial redress to postmasters wrongfully accused of theft and fraud is it time the post office is completely removed from delivering compensation . Disarray at the top of the post office in full view at a hearing in front of mps today. The main scandal remains the snails pace of redress for postmasters. Well talk live to this post Office Manager wrongfully accused of stealing £78,000 and jailed for six months, and this mp whos on the horizon compensation Advisory Board. Also tonight. Labour mp Margaret Hodge tells us shes written to the metropolitan police and the Electoral Commission to ask them to investigate whether the Conservative Party broke electoral law in taking £200,000 from the partner of a prominent donor. The chancellor said he wanted to get Older Workers off the golf course and back into employment but why have they really opted out of the workforce . In a dramatic Hearing Today, current and former post Office Bosses traded
it s a scandal which has been years in the making and which made criminals of hundreds of innocent men and women across the uk but now it seems the post office horizon software cases could finally be resolved. a faulty it systems are just a money was being stolen. despite the truth coming a faulty it systems are just a money was being stolen. despite the truth coming to a faulty it systems are just a money was being stolen. despite the truth coming to light a faulty it systems are just a money was being stolen. despite the truth coming to light several a faulty it systems are just a money was being stolen. despite the truth coming to light several years a faulty it systems are just a money was being stolen. despite the truth coming to light several years ago many have not yet been exonerated or had compensation paid. the issue came to the fore again in the last week after a story was dramatised on tv and today at prime minister s questions, rishi sunak, and as the governm
Working day in office. He said today will see the start of great deals for america. Also, how dangerous is burnt toast . A warning from the Food Standards Agency that overcooked foods could increase the risk of cancer. And Milton Keynes, One Of The Best known 20th century new towns, built to ease Housing Swap Shortages in london is celebrating its 50th birthday. Housing shortages. Good morning. Its the 23rd of january. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Ministers are at a Cabinet Meeting, which is being held in the North West Of England for the first time, to unveil a new vision for British Industry. Its designed to give the economy a boost as the country prepares to leave the European Union. Theresa may says the government will take a new, active role focusing on science, technology and infrastructure, but labour is describing the plans as too little, too late. Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier is covering the Cabinet Meeting in daresbury in cheshire. What is This New Industrial
understand why individuals can t be treated properly. live to westminster where we can speak kevanjones, the labour mp who has been campaigning forjustice for years and now sits on the compensation board. thank you so much for being here life on the programme. i know the conversation board were sitting this afternoon so will come to that in a moment but your reaction festival to what we heard earlier from moment but your reaction festival to what we heard earlierfrom rishi sunak? it what we heard earlier from rishi sunak? , , ., ., sunak? it is welcome today that we have not a sunak? it is welcome today that we have got a commitment sunak? it is welcome today that we have got a commitment to - sunak? it is welcome today that we have got a commitment to overturn these convictions. the advisory board wrote to the justice these convictions. the advisory board wrote to thejustice secretary in december last year saying that we wish to have these overturned and we now need to work through