Post Office campaigner Alan Bates urges UK government to compensate Horizon scandal victims and considers selling the Post Office to Amazon.

Post Office campaigner Alan Bates urges UK government to "get on and pay people" affected by the Horizon IT scandal and suggests selling the Post Office to a company like Amazon for £1. Bates, who led a group of subpostmasters in a High Court case against the Post Office, describes the Post Office as a "dead duck" that will become a financial burden for taxpayers. The Horizon scandal involved subpostmasters being falsely accused and prosecuted due to errors in the Horizon IT system.

February 26, 2024
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