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Former sub-postmaster Lee Castleton - whose story featured in ITV's hit drama 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office' is becoming the first person to sue the Post Office and Fujitsu to try to clear his name.

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Narinder Kaur1 year ago

Good! I wish you all the luck. Go get them

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lieutenant Colonel Kojak Slaphead The 3rd1 year ago

Ed Davey is a coward who hid from scrutiny in the House of Commons regarding his involvement in the Post Office scandal..

John Doe1 year ago

Quite right sue them! 👍😃

Michèle1 year ago

Lee and all the other sub postmasters are owed ALL their money back plus INTEREST!!

David Huke1 year ago

Well done Lee for saying what it is …Fuji & the post office have committed horrendous crimes against 1000s of innocent people and you have had to go through this for 20 years…keep fighting the good fight .

Glenn1 year ago

Government motto is ignore it might go away, like a bad smell.

paulyoung1 year ago

It’s disgusting how them postmasters have been treated it’s about time you do the right thing by the staff you conned out of there money when you had knowledge of faulty equipment

OldGit1 year ago

Incredible courage, Lee! 🌟 Wishing you all the best as you seek justice and clarity. Your fight is inspiring! #JusticeForPostmasters#JusticeForPostmasters

#FirstTMaster1 year ago

I thought everyone had had there names cleared? This is absolutely shocking. Talk about adding salt to the wounds. All the best Mr Castleton.

ExcelPestManagement1 year ago

Lee is a great lad & knowing just how bad things have been for him, his family & all the other Horizon victims, I can only wish him every success with this! Gary.

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ANYTHING TO SAY? NOPE, NOTHING FOR LEE CASTLETON Lee Castleton OBE lost his business and his home. Years later the lawyer who ran the case against him was asked if he had anything to say to him. Stephen Dilley said no. Not one word of sorry. I cannot find the words for how pathetic that is. Quick background for anyone who missed it. Lee Castleton ran a Post Office Post Office branch in Bridlington. The Post Office said its Horizon computer system showed £25,000 missing. He refused to pay it back. Horizon was later found to be faulty, which does tend to spoil a missing money story. Who could possibly have seen that coming. It now sits at the centre of what has been called the most widespread miscarriage of justice in UK history. The Post Office took him to the High Court, because when a computer says you owe money, a courtroom is the obvious next step. His legal insurance ran out, so he faced the trial alone. He lost and was ordered to pay the Post Office's legal costs of £321,000. Bankrupt. Shop closed. Home sold. What a lovely ending. Now to 21 September 2023 and the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. Inquiry counsel Julian Blake hands Stephen Dilley, a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, the easiest question of the day. Does he want to say anything to Lee Castleton or his family? Stephen Dilley says no. Julian Blake asks if he bears any responsibility for what happened. Stephen Dilley says he is satisfied that he and his firm acted professionally, politely and appropriately at all times. Professionally, politely and appropriately. Marvellous. He marked his own work and gave himself full marks. A family lost their business and their home, and the man who ran the case had nothing to say to them. Inhuman is the word I keep landing on. The same Inquiry saw an email where Stephen Dilley wrote that the Post Office wished to be seen taking the claim seriously to discourage other subpostmasters from pursuing claims. He also accepted there was a significant risk Lee Castleton could not pay. A message for everyone else, sent by chasing a man who might not be able to pay. Efficient, polite and appropriate, as advertised. Lee Castleton says Stephen Dilley told him before trial that the Post Office would ruin him and to think of his family. Stephen Dilley told the Inquiry he refutes using that language.. Lee Castleton now has an OBE for services to justice. He also has a High Court claim against the Post Office and Fujitsu to have that 2007 judgment set aside. Justice is taking the scenic route. Lee Castleton Lee Castleton OBE, the floor is yours. Tell us what you feel watching this and what you would say to Stephen Dilley. Everyone else, comment and share so more people see it.

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I was pleased to pay tribute to the brave sub-postmasters whose fight for justice has captured the nation. Since I was elected in 2010 I have fought their cause in Parliament because for me this is personal. Post Office and Fujitsu must be held to account.

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14,107 views • 10 months ago

'From criminal to OBE' #BBCBreakfast joined Seema Misra, Lee Castleton and Christopher Head as they collected their OBEs for exposing the Post Office Horizon IT scandal that saw hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted

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