Sub Postmasters Alliance News Today

The 65-year-old businesswoman drew audible gasps from the audience as she gave evidence at the Horizon IT Inquiry into why hundreds of branch managers were wrongly prosecuted.

The ex-chief executive is due to begin her three days of evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry amid claims she covered-up the Post Offices knowledge of bugs in the faulty accounting software.

Ms Vennells broke down again as she was asked about her response to the death of Martin Griffiths, a subpostmaster who died by suicide after walking in front of a bus after being pursued for a shortfall.

The former subpostmaster and campaigner gave his reaction to the shamed former Post Office boss giving evidence today at the Horizon IT public inquiry amid fury about her PR apology.

The shamed former Post Office boss was handed detailed case files for eight subpostmasters in 2013, including one who went to jail and that of Lee Castleton who was made bankrupt.

ITV boss Kevin Lygo has revealed the hit drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office made a loss of around a million pounds despite the show being sold to a host of foreign broadcasters.

Ex subpostmasters, including Alan Bates, met at Fenny Compton after the Post Office Horizon scandal, as seen in Mr Bates vs The Post Office

Alan Bates, who is speaking at the Post Office inquiry today, has led the fight for justice on behalf of the hundreds of wrongly accused postmasters who are still waiting for compensation

Alan Bates founded the Justice for Sub-postmasters Alliance and led a group of 555 sub-postmasters who took the Post Office to the High Court.

Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake has said people responsible for the Horizon scandal “should go to jail” as next phase of the UK Post Office Horizon