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Take compensation responsibility away from 'dead duck' Post Office, says Alan Bates
Horizon scandal victim calls for sell-off as scandal grinds on
Alan Bates

COMPENSATION for postmasters victimised in the Horizon scandal can no longer be the responsibility of the Post Office, leading campaigner Alan Bates said today.

He also told a committee of MPs looking into the scandal that payouts to sub-postmasters were going too slowly.

“It’s very disappointing, it’s been going on for years and I can’t see an end to this,” he said.

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