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'There is no justice in delay' Lee Castleton, who was wrongly convicted in the Post Office IT scandal, spoke to #BBCBreakfast after police warned the criminal investigation could be delayed by five years unless it receives millions of pounds in extra funding

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Stephen Wellicomevor 4 Monaten

Can't believe this is still ongoing. It should have been sorted years ago. They're hoping more will pass away of old age, so less to payout.

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CAF LONDONvor 4 Monaten

All deliberate and they won't prove otherwise. More money for defence NOTHING for justice Post Office Scandal goes on. Taxpayer money defending scum who lied ignored and put innocent people in financial destruction, prison and GRAVE

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🏃🚕💉VITT🚑🏥🦼🦽vor 4 Monaten

@Emma4facs The post office scandal, the infected blood scandal, the covid vaccine scandal, all swept under the giant rug by successive governments who deliberately delay things rather than deal with the matter in hand

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Mrs Margaret isobel cookevor 4 Monaten

To busy spending money on lawyers get fingers out government sort it out

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Episode IV - living in the heart of the Matrixvor 4 Monaten

Could they stop investigating the Madeline McCann disappearance Decades ago in a different country and the Met are still sniffing round

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John Rodgersvor 4 Monaten

Why does Jane McGubbin Gubbin patronise people on Rise and Shine???

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Simon Whatvor 4 Monaten

Imagine if there was no cover up and the company just tried to sort it, would have saved the country billions by this point?

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Jackycrittervor 4 Monaten

Increasingly in the UK, there is no justice 😕

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Angievor 4 Monaten

So we pay out billions to illegal immigrants but can’t pay back the money owed to post office employees??

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Elainevor 4 Monaten

Maybe stop giving all that money to France who do absolutely nothing to stop the boats. We give money away willy nilly to all except to those that need it here!

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David Sidesvor 4 Monaten

cover up continues

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les douglassvor 4 Monaten

& KIER SAID IT WOULD BE SORTED BY CHRISTMAS! WHAT CHRISTMAS 2046?

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