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lord arbuthnot was -la ed in i wouldn't. lord arbuthnot was played in the _ i wouldn't. lord arbuthnot was played in the itv _ i wouldn't. lord arbuthnot was played in the itv drama - i wouldn't. lord arbuthnot was played in the itv drama by - i wouldn't. lord arbuthnot was | played in the itv drama by alex jennings. he first started fighting for the supposed masters as a conservative mp when he became aware of the plight of his constituent, jo hamilton. she was out today's hearing, but she was not the only one he spoke up for. irate hearing, but she was not the only one he spoke up for.— hearing, but she was not the only one he spoke up for. we would not have not one he spoke up for. we would not have got as — one he spoke up for. we would not have got as far— one he spoke up for. we would not have got as far as _ one he spoke up for. we would not have got as far as we _ one he spoke up for. we would not have got as far as we have - one he spoke up for. we would not have got as far as we have without | have got as far as we have without him supporting us. i don't
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james arbuthnot.— james arbuthnot. thank you for ”rovidin james arbuthnot. thank you for providing the — james arbuthnot. thank you for providing the inquiry _ james arbuthnot. thank you for providing the inquiry with - james arbuthnot. thank you for providing the inquiry with a - james arbuthnot. thank you forj providing the inquiry with a very detailed — providing the inquiry with a very detailed witness statement and for giving _ detailed witness statement and for giving evidence today to assist us in our— giving evidence today to assist us in our investigation. in relation to the witness — in our investigation. in relation to the witness statement you have provided. — the witness statement you have provided, and we look at it, please, the only— provided, and we look at it, please, the only time i will ask you to look at hard _ the only time i will ask you to look at hard document. you are in is... the _ at hard document. you are in is... the witness — at hard document. you are in is... the witness statement is 180 pages in length _ the witn
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zero arbuthnot _ false statement at the time? no. zero arbuthnot was _ false statement at the time? iirm zero arbuthnot was played in false statement at the time? i157. zero arbuthnot was played in the itv drama by alex jennings. zero arbuthnot was played in the itv drama by alexjennings. he first started fighting for the sub—postmasters is a conservative mp when he became aware of the plight of his constituentjo hamilton. she was at the hearing today but was not the only one he spoke of before. we would the only one he spoke of before. - would not have got as far as we had without him supporting us. i don't really know whether he understands just how much love and respect he has from sub—postmasters, but he really should know that. we really respect him such a loss. he is so down the line, the truth and justice are all that matters. to paris now, where security has been stepped up for tonight's champions league quarterfinal match in the south—west of the city. the islamic state group has warned it might be planning to attack european football events, including the match betwe
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as you said, lord james arbuthnot has been j said, lord james arbuthnot has been campaigning on this issue for more than 1a years, he was a conservative mp at the time when one of his constituents became a victim, more than 900 sub—postmasters were prosecuted at the time because of this faulty it system. he has criticise not only the post office but also successive governments for not having done more for the victims. he had said the post office was defensive, secretive and accused them of blocking information getting to investigators, and when it comes to investigators, and when it comes to the government and southey said he highlighted issues with the software nearly two decades ago but the response he got from successive governments was despite owning the post office, the government has an arm's—length relationship with the post office. he didn't take that response very well, he said it is essentially saying no to me, when he expected them to sort what he saw as a potential injustice out, and he said it is essentially not taking ownership, accountability of your ownership. he
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arbuthnot and janet walker. .. yes. oliver letwin _ arbuthnot and janet walker. .. yes. oliver letwin sent _ arbuthnot and janet walker. .. yes. oliver letwin sent his _ arbuthnot and janet walker... yes. oliver letwin sent his apologies. scrolling down a bit, about halfway down the page, james arbuthnot stated it was a pity that have included that the jfsa leader alan bates could attend, in the end unable to do so at short notice. it is right that you were invited to attend a meeting with mp5 to discuss whether second sight should be appointed? whether second sight should be a- ointed? . whether second sight should be appointed? yes. and thenjames appointed? yes. and then james arbuthnot clearly _ appointed? yes. and thenjames arbuthnot clearly wanted to and now wants to... and seemed disappointed the whole thing couldn't be buttoned up the whole thing couldn't be buttoned up to date, asking whether warburton would be willing to come back for a 3—person meeting, warburton of course offer to do that. page three. if we scroll down a little bit, three paragraphs from the
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you've been listening to lord james arbuthnot. he is a tory peer but he was a conservative mp and has been campaigning alongside the victims for more than 1a years. he has been detailing his correspondence with the government, the post office and the government, the post office and the royal mail because those conversations are crucial to understanding how what is widely seen as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in the uk could have possibly happened and who knew what and when. it is worth picking out some of these key moments and he has talked about the former chief executive of the royal mail paula vennells. loss of sound. the office they have a problem with the sound from that inquiry. as you can see, you've been in getting audio of evidence from lord arbuthnot. all you have to do is scan a qr code you can see on the screen at the moment for more on this on the bbc iplayer and you can pick up all of the latest from the inquiry and indeed we also have a special bbc news life page up and running which you will find both
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the former conservative mp james arbuthnot, who, in 2009, was one of the first mps to raise the issue of subpostmasters and their complaints about the horizon it system with the government, has been giving evidence at the public inquiry into the post office scandal. lord arbuthnot — who became a leading supporter of the subpostmasters�* campaign forjustice — told the inquiry he had had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. here's zoe conway. he's been called the sub—postmasters�* most trusted voice. lord arbuthnot tried to get the government to help them 15 years ago, but he says the attitude from ministers was "not me, guv." they told him the post office was run at arm's length. there's a sort of democratic deficit that is popping up here if the government is refusing to take responsibility for it. and also, the risks of owning a dangerous dog, you cannot say that the dangerous dog has an arm's—length relationship with you. he was also damning about how the post office management kept from mps problems with the horizon computer system. they knew that there
the former conservative mp james arbuthnot, who, in 2009, was one of the first mps to raise the issue of subpostmasters and their complaints about the horizon it system with the government, has been giving evidence at the public inquiry into the post office scandal. lord arbuthnot — who became a leading supporter of the subpostmasters�* campaign forjustice — told the inquiry he had had doubts over the post office's approach to the truth. here's zoe conway. he's been called the...
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arbuthnot is a have been hearing so far today. is 5 reminder, lord arbuthnot is a tory, but he was a conservative mp who was by these victims�* side for more than 14 by these victims�* side for more than 1a years, campaigning and raising issues around the it system as well as the post office�*s prosecutions of these sub—postmasters and post mistresses. his criticism isn�*t reserved for any specific personal group, he believes that successive governments could have done more to help the victims, and he also accused the post office of defensiveness, secrecy, what he called legalism, and he accused them of blocking information going to individuals, including the forensic accountants who were called in. there will be questions in a few weeks in may at this very same inquiry, the inquiry�*s council believes they may have made some full statements across the years, insisting that the horizon system was robust, there was no indication that there were any issues with the system and telling mps that all court cases had been decided in the post office�*s favour. that sort of test
arbuthnot is a have been hearing so far today. is 5 reminder, lord arbuthnot is a tory, but he was a conservative mp who was by these victims�* side for more than 14 by these victims�* side for more than 1a years, campaigning and raising issues around the it system as well as the post office�*s prosecutions of these sub—postmasters and post mistresses. his criticism isn�*t reserved for any specific personal group, he believes that successive governments could have done more to help...
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plan a was to persuade james arbuthnot to i to persuade james arbuthnot to postpone a meeting with second sight? _ postpone a meeting with second sight? plan b was to prepare a full communications strategy with tactics in line _ communications strategy with tactics in line with _ communications strategy with tactics in line with an approach to minimise reputational impact on the post office? — reputational impact on the post office? yes? was that the strategy that was— office? yes? was that the strategy that was in— office? yes? was that the strategy that was in fact adopted? rebuttal and tactics aimed to reduce reputational impact? | rebuttal and tactics aimed to reduce reputational impact?— reputational impact? i think in terms of the _ reputational impact? i think in terms of the reputational i reputational impact? i think in i terms of the reputational impact, the
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lord arbuthnot says he finds it difficult to stop thinking about all the sub—postmasters who have died before seeing justice. zoe conway, bbc news. it's been revealed that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid was spent here in the uk on asylum costs. critics say the government has "lost its grip" by allowing the home office to use the foreign aid budget. caroline hawley is here with me. this will shock a lot of people? these are the figures released today, the total aid budget last year was £151; today, the total aid budget last year was £15.4 billion. £4.3 billion, about 28%, was spent not on alleviating poverty around the world but here in the uk, a rise of around £600 million on the year before, it was spent on refugees and asylum seekers, most of the money used by the home office hotels, accommodation and housing. it has provoked a lot of criticism. the independent commission for aid mpeg says it is worried about value for money, it has seen no sign of the home office moving out of crisis mode and it said spending so much of the aid budget here in the uk had wrought havoc
lord arbuthnot says he finds it difficult to stop thinking about all the sub—postmasters who have died before seeing justice. zoe conway, bbc news. it's been revealed that more than a quarter of all uk overseas aid was spent here in the uk on asylum costs. critics say the government has "lost its grip" by allowing the home office to use the foreign aid budget. caroline hawley is here with me. this will shock a lot of people? these are the figures released today, the total aid budget...
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the post office inquiry has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. the former conservative mp said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government's lack of drive to address sub postmasters' concerns about the faulty horizon accounting software. for more on this, i'm joined byjournalist and author of the great post office scandal — nick wallis. welcome. you were there at the inquiry postop in terms of what you've heard over today and yesterday, what has you most? the litan of yesterday, what has you most? tt2 litany of obfuscation and denial which ran through the post office and two is a certain degree the government throughout the period when campaigners like arbuthnot and alan bates were telling them that something had gone seriously wrong with their prosecutions and it system. we were ta ken with their prosecutions and it system. we were taken through an e—mail on 2012 where the then income and share of the —— chief executive of the post office, told lord arb
the post office inquiry has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. the former conservative mp said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government's lack of drive to address sub postmasters' concerns about the faulty horizon accounting software. for more on this, i'm joined byjournalist and author of the great post office scandal — nick wallis. welcome. you were...
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yesterday we heard from lord james arbuthnot, | we heard from lord james arbuthnot, someone who is a tory peer but was a conservative mp and has been campaigning alongside these victims for about 15 years. he had criticism not only for the post office and paula vennells but also for successive governments. he said they could have done more victims. in terms of the post office he call them defensive, he called them secretive, accuse them of blocking information getting to investigators. he criticised paula vennells as well. in factory over the course of the inquiry yesterday was accused making a pulse statement to a government minister in 2012. she wrote a letter about court cases against sub—postmasters and at the time she wrote that in each incidents, every incidence, the court has found in our favour. the inquiry counseljason beer said that is just not true, when it came to successive governments lord arbuthnot said they had taken an arm's—length approach to the ownership of the post office, what they told him, and he said that wasn't quite good enough, he said there is also th
yesterday we heard from lord james arbuthnot, | we heard from lord james arbuthnot, someone who is a tory peer but was a conservative mp and has been campaigning alongside these victims for about 15 years. he had criticism not only for the post office and paula vennells but also for successive governments. he said they could have done more victims. in terms of the post office he call them defensive, he called them secretive, accuse them of blocking information getting to investigators. he...
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conservative peer lord arbuthnot. his campaigning began 15 years ago when he started writing to ministers. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth... in 2009, he wrote to the then business secretary peter mandelson asking the government to intervene. a morejunior minister wrote back, saying the post office was run at arm's length. there is a sort of democratic deficit that is popping up here if the government is refusing to take responsibility for it. also, the risks of owning a dangerous dog, you cannot say that the dangerous dog has an arm's length relationship with you if the dangerous dog behaves badly. the inquiry heard that in this letter to a government minister in 2012, the then chief executive paula vennells had said that in every case where a sub—postmaster had been prosecuted, the courts had found in the post office's favour. the lead counsel to the inquiry, jason beer, had this to say about that. that is a false statement that in every instance the courts h
conservative peer lord arbuthnot. his campaigning began 15 years ago when he started writing to ministers. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth... in 2009, he wrote to the then business secretary peter mandelson asking the government to intervene. a morejunior minister wrote back, saying the post office was run at arm's length. there is a sort of democratic deficit that is popping up here if the government is refusing to take responsibility for...
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in a few moments lord james arbuthnot - what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot will walk through these doors, a former conservative mp, now a tory peer, but he has been campaigning alongside these victims for more than 1a years and he got involved in one of his constituentsjo hamilton became a victim himself. he is engaged with. its executives as well as misters on this issue so this next phase of the inquiry is trying to answer that crucial question of who knew what and where his correspondence and conversations with executives, people like paula vennells the former chief executive who will be appearing at this inquiry in may, that correspondence and knowledge will be crucial. his language has been very strong in the past. he said there was a perversion of the course ofjustice, and that he believes people connected to this scandal should face a long spell in jail. siranthony scandal should face a long spell in jail. sir anthony hooper is someone else who will be appearing today. he chaired the mediation scheme between the p
in a few moments lord james arbuthnot - what can we expect today? in a few moments lord james arbuthnot will walk through these doors, a former conservative mp, now a tory peer, but he has been campaigning alongside these victims for more than 1a years and he got involved in one of his constituentsjo hamilton became a victim himself. he is engaged with. its executives as well as misters on this issue so this next phase of the inquiry is trying to answer that crucial question of who knew what...
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today we will hear from lord arbuthnot. more than 20 years. today we will hearfrom lord arbuthnot. we have announcements coming in. lord arbuthnot will be appearing today, he is a tory peer and former mp. sanchia berg's report has a preview of the proceedings today. across the country, many small post offices are still valued by their communities. once, jo hamilton ran her own small post office, then she fell foul of the horizon computer system. wrongly prosecuted for false accounting, she turned to her local mp. for many years, james, now lord arbuthnot, has been the postmasters' most trusted voice in parliament, demanding answers from ministers and post office executives. this morning, he will take his turn at the post office inquiry, along with the retired appeal court judge, who chaired the first failed attempt at mediation back in 2013. former postmaster alan bates gave evidence yesterday, covering 23 years of battling the post office in just a few hours. it began when he was a postmaster, asking question after question about the horizon system. what do you understand to be th
today we will hear from lord arbuthnot. more than 20 years. today we will hearfrom lord arbuthnot. we have announcements coming in. lord arbuthnot will be appearing today, he is a tory peer and former mp. sanchia berg's report has a preview of the proceedings today. across the country, many small post offices are still valued by their communities. once, jo hamilton ran her own small post office, then she fell foul of the horizon computer system. wrongly prosecuted for false accounting, she...
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the post office inquiry in london has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. faulty accounting software developed by the japanese company, fujitsu, made it look as though post office workers were stealing. lord arbuthnot said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government�*s lack of drive to address sub postmasters�* concerns. let�*s speak to our reporter azadeh moshiri whojoins us from central london. it take us through more info we have heard there today. ilirui’ith it take us through more info we have heard there today.— heard there today. with the in . uiries heard there today. with the inquiries trying _ heard there today. with the inquiries trying to _ heard there today. with the | inquiries trying to determine heard there today. with the i inquiries trying to determine is what is widely seen as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in uk history happening and who knew what and when and campaign for so many of these victims and so, he engaged
the post office inquiry in london has been hearing evidence from lord arbuthnot, a leading supporter of the campaign forjustice for the hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted. faulty accounting software developed by the japanese company, fujitsu, made it look as though post office workers were stealing. lord arbuthnot said he became "frustrated and annoyed" with the government�*s lack of drive to address sub postmasters�* concerns. let�*s speak to our reporter...
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thank you very much for talking to ourl you very much for talking to our audience, lord arbuthnot. at the start of this week, donald trump declined to support any new national law setting limits on abortions across the united states. my my view is now we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case the law of the state. many states will be different, many will have a different number of weeks or some will have more conservative than others and that is what they will be. at the end of the day this is all about the will of the people. you must follow your heart, or in many cases your religion or yourfaith. going against the views of many abortion opponents in his republican party, the former president appears to be looking for a way to neutralise an issue ahead of november's presidential election perhaps because it's helped democrats overperform in local and state elections since the us supreme court overturned a landmark legal decisi
thank you very much for talking to ourl you very much for talking to our audience, lord arbuthnot. at the start of this week, donald trump declined to support any new national law setting limits on abortions across the united states. my my view is now we have abortion where everybody wanted it from a legal standpoint, the states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both and whatever they decide must be the law of the land, in this case the law of the state. many states will be...
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we've been hearing today from lord james arbuthnot. he has been campaigning on this issue alongside so many of the victims for more than 1a years. his correspondence with post office executives and the government has been given into evidence and that inquiry has resumed so let's take a listen. i inquiry has resumed so let's take a listen. . , inquiry has resumed so let's take a listen. ., , ., ., , ., listen. i was not told here is a listen. i was not told here is a list of bugs — listen. i was not told here is a list of bugs you _ listen. i was not told here is a list of bugs you are _ listen. i was not told here is a list of bugs you are to - listen. i was not told here is a list of bugs you are to take i listen. i was not told here is a | list of bugs you are to take into account, no. they failed to do that. i might divide it into three. 0ne account, no. they failed to do that. i might divide it into three. one a civil and criminal cases. the second is bugs and the third is consideration in the past of independent investigations.
we've been hearing today from lord james arbuthnot. he has been campaigning on this issue alongside so many of the victims for more than 1a years. his correspondence with post office executives and the government has been given into evidence and that inquiry has resumed so let's take a listen. i inquiry has resumed so let's take a listen. . , inquiry has resumed so let's take a listen. ., , ., ., , ., listen. i was not told here is a listen. i was not told here is a list of bugs — listen. i...
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last week, lord arbuthnot told newsnight that when paul venables was post office ceo, she lied to him. —— paula vennells. today we heard it from the former chief operating officer, david miller, who set up the horizon scheme. we heard him say that when he was given an expert report in 2003 about problems with horizon, he didn't read it. so the actions and inactions of these people have possibly destroyed lives. doesn't that make you furious? absolutely. and notjust me furious. imagine the postmasters who've been on the sharp end of this. i mean, you're talking about a billion pounds in compensation. you“re talking about countless lives destroyed, divorces, suicides. it is absolutely horrendous. and people need to be held to account for that. that's what the inquiry is doing. the evidence you're talking about has come before the inquiry. as a result of the inquiry, which this government established, the statutory inquiry, which has powers to compel witnesses and evidence, when we've got to the bottom of this, which is what the inquiry is there for, it will conclude by the end of
last week, lord arbuthnot told newsnight that when paul venables was post office ceo, she lied to him. —— paula vennells. today we heard it from the former chief operating officer, david miller, who set up the horizon scheme. we heard him say that when he was given an expert report in 2003 about problems with horizon, he didn't read it. so the actions and inactions of these people have possibly destroyed lives. doesn't that make you furious? absolutely. and notjust me furious. imagine the...
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lord arbuthnot, who was a key figure in highlighting the issue. five people have pleaded guilty to stealing more than fifty million pounds from the welfare system. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit in what prosecutors have described as the biggest case of benefit fraud ever brought before the courts in england and wales. all five are due to be sentenced next month. the mp william wragg has voluntarily given up the conservative party whip after he admitted sharing mps' personal phone numbers with someone he had met on a dating app. we're joined now by our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman. this story goes on and on and it is affecting so many people. such a strange story. before i go any further, i should briefly declare my own interest because the so—called westminster honey trap trader on with me. send me some pretty odd messages last month. i have written about my experiences on the bbc website. in the case of william wragg, it seemed he was not wise as to what was going on. he admitted in a statement
lord arbuthnot, who was a key figure in highlighting the issue. five people have pleaded guilty to stealing more than fifty million pounds from the welfare system. the gang made thousands of fraudulent claims for universal credit in what prosecutors have described as the biggest case of benefit fraud ever brought before the courts in england and wales. all five are due to be sentenced next month. the mp william wragg has voluntarily given up the conservative party whip after he admitted sharing...