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i'm nicky schiller. let's get more on the main story this hour — and there are calls for subpostmasters, found guilty of fraud, theft and false accounting, to submit a "mass appeal" against their convictions. the former conservative minister sir david davis — who's campaigned on behalf of hundreds of victims of the horizon it scandal — said all the cases depended on a single lie — that no one except branch managers could access their computers. the scandal — which has been highlighted by last week's itv drama — led to more than 700 branch managers being convicted based on faulty software. some have since died. within the past half an hour, a spokesman for rishi sunak has said he would strongly support the honours committee if it chose to look into stripping the cbe of former post office boss paula vennells. both the prime minister and the labour leader, sir keir starmer, have been speaking about the scandal. take a listen. over the last few years, my predecessors started the process of doing that.

thousands of old green metal street cabinets once used to store broadband and phone cabling are set to be converted into charging points for electric vehicles. bt group is setting up a pilot project which it's hoped will boost the number of charging stations across the country. you're live with bbc news. rishi sunak is under growing pressure to exonerate hundreds of sub postmasters who were wrongly convicted of fraud because of a faulty computer system. 700 branch managers were convicted between 1999 and 2015 after the computer system horizon mistakenly showed money was missing from their post offices. a new itv drama has put the scandal firmly back in the spotlight. today the prime minister said he would strongly support the honours committee if it chose to look into revoking the cbe awarded to the former post office

know the post office doesn't have much money, presumably treasury will have to pony up but what about fujitsu? have to pony up but what about fu'itsu? , , . have to pony up but what about fu'itsu? , , ~ , have to pony up but what about fu'itsu? , , . , , fujitsu? this is what the inquiry is there to do _ fujitsu? this is what the inquiry is there to do because _ fujitsu? this is what the inquiry is there to do because what - fujitsu? this is what the inquiry is there to do because what we'll i fujitsu? this is what the inquiry is there to do because what we'll do | fujitsu? this is what the inquiry is l there to do because what we'll do is get the answers from sir wyn williams, the retired judge, and when we get that we will get the accountability, including fujitsu, frankly, because there's no way to the taxpayer should be on the book for all of this compensation. if others can clearly be proved to have notjust been wrong that double down on it in that process. band notjust been wrong that double down on it in that process.— on it in that process. and first of all, on it in that process. and first of all. should _ on it in that process. and first of all, should paula _ on it in that process. and first of all, should paula vennells i on it in that process. and first of all, should paula vennells give l on it in that process. and first of i all, should paula vennells give back her cbe? in all, should paula vennells give back her cbe? , , , ., her cbe? in my view, yes, i would hoe her cbe? in my view, yes, i would ho -e she her cbe? in my view, yes, i would hope she would _ post office contracts. post office contracts because _ post office contracts. post office contracts because you _ post office contracts. post office contracts because you have i post office contracts. post office contracts because you have the l contracts because you have the horizon system written by fujitsu, it is their system, so it needs replacing and they need a lot of funding to do that, the post office and until that, it is fujitsu so i don't think there's a lot of choice. i think horizon is very different now from years gone by but i'm not

it is right those innocent people have their convictions overturned, as the minister said, notjust so they can begin to turn the page on this scandal but so that it allows the quick access to compensation they so rightly deserve. like my mps debated this tonight for around an hour and a half. some expressed sadness, others anger. be’s hour and a half. some expressed sadness, others anger.— hour and a half. some expressed sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions — sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have _ sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have still— sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have still not _ sadness, others anger. 8596 of the convictions have still not been - convictions have still not been overturned, yet it was last spring that the — overturned, yet it was last spring that the select committee warned that the select committee warned that the _ that the select committee warned that the process was rolling much too slowly — that the process was rolling much too slowly and made recommendations for speeding it up. many of those recommendations were rejected. again recommendations were re'ected. again and arain, recommendations were re'ected. again and again. ms— recommendations were re'ected. again and again, mps called _ recommendations were rejected. r— “i and again, mps called for paula vennells, the chief executive of the post office from 2012 to 2019, to either be stripped of her cbe or volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is — volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is truly _ volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is truly sorry _ volunteer to hand it back. she has said she is truly sorry for the - said she is truly sorry for the suffering caused by the post office. alan bates and hundreds of others are watching, waiting and hoping

which brought the prosecutions and had four bosses during this period. a petition to revoke the cbe awarded to paula vennells, which she received in 2019, has been signed by a million people. and questions too for the government, which owns the post office outright. since 1999 there have been 19 ministers responsible. our political editor chris mason is in westminster for us now. es. good evening. this is seen as the most widespread _ es. good evening. this is seen as the most widespread miscarriage| es. good evening. this is seen as i the most widespread miscarriage of justice of the 21st—century. tonight we have heard from the government that it we have heard from the government thatitis we have heard from the government that it is planning to look into whether or not it can change the law and change it quite quickly in an attempt to exonerate so, so many people, hundreds of people, who want to see their cleared, it might come forward with its plan to do that as soon as later this week. —— and the government is hinting it might come forward. after years of headlines about this and more than two decades

was any problem or refuse to accept there was any problem. on the question is, should she be giving back her cbe? that seems to be a very live issue for the prime minister. very live issue for the prime minister-— very live issue for the prime minister. �*, ., , , minister. it's not 'ust should she rive minister. it's not 'ust should she live it minister. it's not 'ust should she give it back — minister. it's not 'ust should she give it back or_ minister. it's notjust should she give it back or should _ minister. it's notjust should she give it back or should it - minister. it's notjust should she give it back or should it be - minister. it's notjust should she give it back or should it be taken away, who gave it to her in the first place? that is the big question that needs answering. because this scandal was known about and the problems with horizon were known about for many years so why did they think she had done such a good job at the post office? band did they think she had done such a good job at the post office? and of course ou good job at the post office? and of course you did _ good job at the post office? and of course you did try _ good job at the post office? and of course you did try to _ good job at the post office? and of course you did try to get in - good job at the post office? and of course you did try to get in touch . course you did try to get in touch with paula vennells but that wasn't so successful, although in your drama you were looking at individual stores but tell me what you make of that. in stores but tell me what you make of that. . , , ., ., that. in fairness, i did meet paula vennells over— that. in fairness, i did meet paula vennells over the _ that. in fairness, i did meet paula vennells over the years, - that. in fairness, i did meet paula| vennells over the years, meetings that. in fairness, i did meet paula . vennells over the years, meetings as we were trying to resolve things, but she just took the company line,

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