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It's been called the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in uk history — a faulty it system that led to hundreds of sub—postmasters being wrongfully convicted after being accused of stealing money. the government is now looking at ways to fast track the appeals process, after an itv drama took another look at the story last week. will mellor, who plays lee castleton in the show, hopes the series will push even more support towards those affected. there's people who've killed themselves, people who've been to prison, people who've lost everything. what price do you put on that? so i was a...

One suggestion is to remove the post office from the appeals process, and possibly pass new legislation to exonerate all of the victims as one. rishi sunak said thejustice secretary, alex chalk, is currently weighing up what to do. the group themselves have not been compensated. they've had literally a tiny interim payment or tiny payment at the beginning given to them, and they're having to fight for the rest of it. so make claims, months later as they come back. they've extended the deadline now from 6th of august this year to into next year, and by then it'll be heading for year six. you kn...

Condemned to the gallows and it still exists but it is effectively a discretionary and symbolic gift because — discretionary and symbolic gift because it doesn't quash the conviction so in many respects it wouldn't — conviction so in many respects it wouldn't cut the mustard with many of those _ wouldn't cut the mustard with many of those affected. the second option would _ of those affected. the second option would he _ of those affected. the second option would be to find some way to send all the _ would be to find some way to send all the cases en masse to the court of appeal— all the...

People's reputations. one suggestion is to remove the post office from the appeals process, and possibly pass new legislation to exonerate all of the victims as one. rishi sunak said thejustice secretary, alex chalk, is currently weighing up what to do. the group themselves have not been compensated. they've had literally a tiny interim payment or tiny payment at the beginning given to them, and they're having to fight for the rest of it. so make claims, months later as they come back. they've extended the deadline now from 6th of august this year to into next year, and by then it'll be headin...

Convictions have been overturned, and only a third of those have received full and final settlement. with the justice received full and final settlement. with thejustice secretary due to meet the post office minister at a meeting that has been brought forward to this afternoon, victims say they want the post office to lose its role in the appeals process. lose its role in the appeals process-— lose its role in the appeals rocess. ., , , . process. remove the post office. from the process. _ process. remove the post office. from the process. because - process. remove the post office. from the...