Govt: We will not rest until sub-postmasters have justice
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Govt: We will not rest until sub-postmasters have justice
Government minister Bim Afolami insists the government “will not rest” until all sub-postmasters falsely convicted of fraud due to faulty accounting software have “justice”.
The economic secretary to the Treasury admits the “legal redress has been working too slowly” but ministers will work “to accelerate the process”.
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Economic secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami insisted cutting taxes remains a "core Conservative principle" as he set out the government's economic plan ahead of the election. "We are cutting taxes that help grow the economy and that means that overall we're going to have more money for our public services," he said. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Sir Keir Starmer paid tributes to veterans after attending the the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer. The Labour leader said: "Thank you for all of us who have had the freedom that they fought for so courageously as individuals and as a group."
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Shadow defence secretary John Healey has ruled out raising taxes on working people. It comes as Rishi Sunak accused Labour of increasing taxes by £2,000 per family should they get into government. "We will not be raising income tax or VAT or national insurance - these are the things that count most as people are trying to manage their work income and family budgets," Mr Healey said.
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Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has criticised Labour's tax plans, insisting that a Labour government would see a significant tax hike for working people.
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The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh attended the Royal British Legion’s official UK memorial event at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire. The Royals joined veterans and their families at the event while the King and Queen attended the Royal British Legion Memorial Event in Normandy, France. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Rishi Sunak addressed the 2,000 guests and veterans at the British Normandy Memorial in Ver-sur-Mer to mark 80 years since D-Day. The prime minister told D-Day veterans they “taught generations of young people about the horrors of war” in his speech. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The boss of Fujitsu Europe, Paul Patterson tells MPs at the Business and Trade Committee that he is sorry for his company’s role in the Post Office Horizon scandal. Mr Patterson starts his evidence..
The Chair of the Labour Party Annaliese Dodds has called on the government to act “speedily” in the process of overturning convictions of the sub-postmasters who were victims of the Post Office..
Post Office minister Kevin Hollinrake tells MPs in the House of Commons that he is “confident” that wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters can be processed with “much more pace” after a..