UK Post Office Horizon scandal: How moves to clear victims unfolded at Westminster and why former Scotland MP says scandal is 'stain across the political divide'

Questions were raised over why the UK Government are only acting on the Post Office Horizon scandal now

Published 14th Jan 2024, 04:55 BST

This was a week dominated by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, with new legislation clearing the convicted promised by both the UK and Scottish governments.

The announcement has been widely welcomed, and garnered positive headlines for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, but it cannot be forgotten this crisis took place under consecutive administrations. Rishi Sunak is not addressing an issue that arose during his tenure, but a historic injustice those in power have repeatedly failed to act on.