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The Post Office Scandal - Could it Get Any Worse?

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Mollygo Wed 10-Sept-25 16:25:56

If the Post Office Minister, Gareth Thomas was making progress, would that have cost the government money for payouts.
If they put off compensation payouts for long enough, some will have died.

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Allira Wed 10-Sept-25 16:15:58

Redcar

I don’t think he’s been replaced.

No, no-one as yet.

What is Starmer thinking?
You'd think these poor, maligned people who ran our post offices couldn't be treated any worse but this is yet another blow, another set-back in their fight for justice.

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Sarnia Wed 10-Sept-25 15:46:51

Starmer was so critical of the Tories and rightly so when they were dragging their heels. Now they are in power, suddenly they are treating the PO workers just the same. Ditto for the Waspi women.

I can't remember disliking a Government more than this one.

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aggie Wed 10-Sept-25 14:57:47

Awful debacle the whole mess

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Redcar Wed 10-Sept-25 14:57:13

I don’t think he’s been replaced.

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Chardy Wed 10-Sept-25 14:55:08

I can't find out who's replaced him

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Allira Wed 10-Sept-25 14:01:40

You might think not but it just has.

The Post Office Minister, Gareth Thomas, was removed from his post by Keir Starmer in the recent re-shuffle.

Gareth Thomas has built up a rapport with sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses and was making some progress. Now he has gone, there is as yet no replacement and any replacement will need to catch up to speed with what has been happening pdq.

It is time this scandal was sorted out properly without delay but another delay seems inevitable now.

What is Starmer thinking?

Below is a BBC interview with Betty Brown, age 92, the oldest victim of the Post Office scandal:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cdxqnvg0qnzo

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