Horizon scandal: PM announces mass exonerations for sub-postmasters | ITV News

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Horizon scandal: PM announces mass exonerations for sub-postmasters | ITV News

Legislation will be introduced to exonerate all sub-postmasters who were wrongly convicted amid the Post Office Horizon scandal.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said a new law would be introduced so people wrongly convicted in the scandal are "swiftly exonerated and compensated".

Speaking at the start of Prime Minister’s Questions, he said: "Today I can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation to make sure that those convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal are swiftly exonerated and compensated."

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Date: January 11, 2024