Sub-postmasters

Early day motion 253, tabled 8 January 2024 by Kate Osborne (Labour). Signed by 89 members.

That this House notes the increased awareness of the life-changing injustices experienced by sub-postmasters throughout the Horizon scandal; further notes it is now known as the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British history; notes with concern that sub-postmasters have served custodial sentences, suffered bankruptcy for offences they did not commit and many have died before seeing justice; expresses concern that the actions of the Post Office and the Government have prolonged this crisis and added barriers to justice being achieved; further notes that the Post Office has repeatedly been exposed for having given out false and misleading information throughout this scandal and should play no part in determining who is entitled to compensation or how much they should get; and strongly urges the Government to take action to ensure full compensation is paid, the remaining convictions are looked at en masse, that justice prevail for all postmasters and that those responsible for this gross miscarriage of justice are held accountable.

Signatures by party: Labour 36, Scottish National Party 16, Liberal Democrat 12, Independent 6, DUP 4, Labour/Co-operative 4, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alba 1, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Green 1, Reclaim 1, Workers Party 1.