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Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, has started giving evidence to the Post Office Horizon inquiry. There is a live feed here.
Reynolds’ written witness statement is here.
I would also like to mention that Paul Scully, as former Postal Minister, made a significant attempt to move the dial, and that the now shadow secretary of state, Kevin Hollinrake moved it on much further. I have every confidence that our new postal minister, Gareth Thomas, will continue to build on these foundations to deliver justice for postmasters as quickly as possible.
When I was the shadow secretary of state, I worked very closely with Kevin Hollinrake, who was the postal minister leading the work on behalf of the department – and we are able to have frank discussions in parliament with each other. This allowed us to ensure parliament could move quickly on this and enact the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 before the general election last year, which has significantly moved the dial in terms of providing redress. I am pleased to say that I played a significant role in ensuring the passing of the act through the house. I would very much like this good faith working relationship to continue – the Horizon scandal is widely recognised as an issue upon which MPs should work together on a cross-party basis, delivering justice for the subpostmasters. Continue reading…
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