The Latest Breaking News from Alan Bates

Despite a two-year inquiry and years of campaigning, it was the four-hour drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office that enabled the British public to pay proper attention to the unbelievable horrors of this story

All three main parties have come under scrutiny for their roles in one of Britain’s worst miscarriages of justice

The Post Office overlords tried one last time to flip the script

Government this week announced new legislation to swiftly exonerate 700 postmasters

Evidence of ‘horrendous’ culture in pursuing staff emerges as public inquiry resumes

‘I would want to secure proper recompense on behalf of the taxpayer’, says justice secretary

Calls are growing for the firm behind the faulty Horizon software to be barred from Government contracts and to pay compensation to victims

Party writes to regulator after Nigel Farage and Tory MPs singled out Davey in coverage of Post Office Horizon scandal

The ITV series about the Post Office scandal is swiftly becoming one of the most influential dramas of all time. Its writer Gwyneth Hughes and producer Patrick Spence tell Ellie Harrison they are astonished by the reaction – and explain what a real win will look like for the victims