Wed, 09 Jul 2025

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 Get your act together, Post Office victims tell Starmer

People harmed in the scandal say they have no faith in the government to speed up compensation.

* A report from an official inquiry found that victims have had "formidable difficulties" in seeking compensation and that the entire scandal has had a "disastrous" impact on those wrongly accused.
* Victims, including former sub-postmasters who were forced to go to prison, claim that the compensation schemes are designed to make them give up and that the process is "cruel and cruel".
* The inquiry's chair, Sir Wyn Williams, criticized the difficulties in delivering financial redress for victims and recommended changes to the current compensation schemes.
* There are an estimated 10,000 eligible claimants, with hundreds more likely to come forward.
* Victims have suffered devastating consequences, including contemplated or attempted suicide, psychiatric and psychological difficulties, and addiction due to stress.
* Former sub-postmasters are urging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to "get his act together" and sort out compensation for those still fighting.
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