PMQs in full: Sunak confirms Post Office scandal victims will be cleared under new law

Rishi Sunak has announced the Government will bring forward a new law to quash the convictions of the subpostmasters caught up in the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. Mr Sunak said: This is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nations history, people who worked hard to serve their communities had their lives and their reputations destroyed through absolutely no fault of their own. The victims must get justice and compensation. He continued: Today I can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation to make sure that those convicted as a result of the Horizon scandal are swiftly exonerated and compensated. , unitedkingdom, parliament, uk, politics, news Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just 1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: