Prime Minister calls Post Office Horizon scandal an 'appalling miscarriage of justice'

The Government is “looking at” the option of exonerating all postmasters involved in the Horizon scandal, the Prime Minister has said. Rishi Sunak confirmed that the Post Office could also be stripped of its role in the appeals of those who have been wrongly convicted. More than 700 sub-postmasters were convicted between 1999 and 2015 after Horizon, a faulty Fujitsu accounting system, made it seem as though money was missing from their businesses. #sunak #postmasters #uk Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/07/government-looking-exonerating-postmasters-horizon-scandal/ Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.