Five hundred more Post Office staff could have been wrongfully convicted for theft. Last night MPs and peers called for the independent inquiry into the Horizon scandal to start as soon as possible. Last year a group of more than 550 postmasters won a victory when the Post Office accepted defeat and agreed to pay a £58million settlement. A Post Office sign. The scandal has been called one of the biggest miscarriages of justiceThe Post Office accused postmasters of stealing the money.

Source: Daily Mail April 10, 2020 23:25 UTC