Post Office scandal: government to exonerate victims

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🗓️ 10 January 2024

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At PMQs today Rishi Sunak took the opportunity to announce that the government will be introducing legislation to 'swiftly' exonerate the victims of the Post Office scandal. Keir Starmer chose not to probe, instead grilling Rishi on his commitment to curbing migration. With the Safety of Rwanda Bill returning to the Commons next week, will the prime minister be able to juggle demands from the left and the right of his party and avoid a rebellion?

Oscar Edmondson speaks to Katy Balls and Isabel Hardman.

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by Canacord Genuity Wealth Management,
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0:15.4	Hello and welcome to coffee house shops, the, The Spectator's Daily Politics Podcast.
0:23.4	I'm also Reminson and I'm joined today by Katie Balls and Isabel Hardman.
0:28.0	Now, Rischi Sunak has taken the opportunity at PMQ's today to announce the government's plan to
0:32.0	compensate those affected in the post office
0:34.2	scandal.
0:35.2	Here is what he had to say.
0:37.2	But today I can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation to make sure that
0:42.0	those convicted as a result of the horizon scandal
0:45.3	are swiftly exonerated and compensated.
0:50.7	We will also introduce a new upfront payment of 75,000 pounds for the vital GLO group of postmasters.
0:57.0	And can I thank my honourable friend, the member for Thirskamolten for all his hard work on this this issue he will set out more details to the
1:04.7	house shortly. We will make sure that the truth comes to light. We write the wrongs of
1:08.8	the past and the victims get the justice they deserve. So Isabel just just to start with, could you maybe take us through a bit more of the detail on what the government have announced?
1:18.0	Yeah, so we're still getting the precise detail on this legislation because it was first announced by the
1:24.9	Prime Minister in response to a planted question at the start of PMQs. You often
1:30.4	get these first questions before the leader of the opposition gets to ask
1:34.7	theirs to head off an uncomfortable six questions for the Prime Minister.
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