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
and it is still chilly out there but today for some of you a little bit more clout and one or two rain showers. i will have the four for forecast and detail later on. it s wednesday the 10th of january. the prime minister will face questions in parliament today over the post office horizon it scandal which saw hundreds of innocent sub postmasters wrongly sentenced for fraud and theft. the former post office boss paula vennells yesterday bowed to public pressure to give up her cbe but more questions remain over the number of government contracts that are still being awarded to fujitsu, which supplied the faulty it system, and the delays in quashing convictions and awarding compensation. our political correspondent peter saull has the latest. it was an announcement that added insult to their injury, depicted in the recent itv drama. paula vennells has got the cbe. joking! but now the former boss of the post office has agreed to hand back her honour, adding that she was truly so
suggests the gap in new hampshire, which comes next, was down to just seven points. quite the shift since november. which perhaps explains why both trump and de santis are sharpening their attacks. they are endorsing nikki haley, who does not have what it takes, by the way, i m just telling you. i spent a lot of time with her. she does not have. i hope you enjoyed her, with her little quips, like how did the civil war start? what was that. 7 well, it had to do with the government. no, it was slavery. i never questioned her on that, i never wanted to pile on. nikki haley is running for her donors issues, i am running for your issues and your families issues and to turn this country around. here to discuss all of her issues tonight bronwen maddox chief executive director of chatham house and bryan lanza chief us republican strategists. welcome. bryan lets start with you because i know you will be in iowa on monday. given the state of the race, there might be people wonderin
hello, i m samantha simmonds. we begin in the uk where steps to clear the names of hundreds of sub postmasters convicted in the post office horizon scandal are being considered by the government. in the biggest scandal ever more than 700 people were prosecuted after faulty software made it look like money was missing. their case is in the spotlight following the itv drama mr bates vs the post office a new four part series telling the heartbreaking tales of bankruptcies, suicide attempts and jail sentences. the minister responsible for the post office, kevin hollinrake, says the government is very, very close to announcing its plans to clear hundreds of sub postmasters who were wrongly convicted he s due to attend a meeting of the horizon compensation advisory board this lunchtime. many affected have been sharing their stories on bbc breakfast this morning. janet skinner was jailed over false claims she stole thousands of pounds. she wants the post office to be removed