{"id":235480,"date":"2025-04-15T21:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sir-alan-bates-urges-sub-postmasters-to-take-government-to-court-over-redress-delays-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T21:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T20:05:20","slug":"sir-alan-bates-urges-sub-postmasters-to-take-government-to-court-over-redress-delays-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sir-alan-bates-urges-sub-postmasters-to-take-government-to-court-over-redress-delays-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Alan Bates urges sub-postmasters to take government to court over redress delays | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/k-SxOT9543w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sir Alan Bates urges sub-postmasters to take government to court over redress delays | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k-SxOT9543w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands are still awaiting compensation promised by the previous government. 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