In Full: Lord Arbuthnot gives evidence to Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom will give evidence today at the Post Office inquiry along with a former Court of Appeal Judge. The Tory peer, who backed Alan Bates and other subpostmasters in their fight for justice, was portrayed in the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office. More than 900 subpostmasters were wrongfully prosecuted after faulty Horizon software produced fictional shortfalls on their accounts. Read more here: , postoffice, scandal, inquiry, news Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just 1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK s bestselling q