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sir wyn williams so that he cannot make _ sir wyn williams so that he cannot make these — sir wyn williamsg for the — make these pronouncements. i know it is fitting for the committee, _ is fitting for the committee, certainty— is fitting for the committee, certainty in _ is fitting for the committee, certainly in my— is fitting for the committee, certainly in my instance, - is fitting for the committee, i certainly in my instance, that i wasn't — certainly in my instance, that i wasn't in — certainly in my instance, that i wasn't in the _ certainly in my instance, that i wasn't in the organisation - certainly in my instance, that i wasn't in the organisation and | certainly in my instance, that i- wasn't in the organisation and that you would — wasn't in the organisation and that you would like _ wasn't in the organisation and that you would like specific— wasn't in the organisation and that you would like specific answers, i wasn't in the organisation and that you would like specific answers, it| you would like specific answers, it is very— you would like specific answers, it is very dif
sir wyn williams so that he cannot make _ sir wyn williams so that he cannot make these — sir wyn williamsg for the — make these pronouncements. i know it is fitting for the committee, _ is fitting for the committee, certainty— is fitting for the committee, certainty in _ is fitting for the committee, certainly in my— is fitting for the committee, certainly in my instance, - is fitting for the committee, i certainly in my instance, that i wasn't — certainly in my instance, that i...
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these are complicated matters and sir wyn williams is rightfully- and sir wyn williams is rightfullyalso _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected to _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected to sit _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected to sit down - examining those. when that is done, we also expected to sit down with - we also expected to sit down with government— we also expected to sit down with government to _ we also expected to sit down with government to determine - we also expected to sit down with government to determine our- government to determine our contribution _ government to determine our contribution to— government to determine our contribution to that _ government to determine our- contribution to that compensation. you will— contribution to that compensation. you will make _ contribution to that compensation. you will make provision _ contribution to that compensation. i you will make provision accordingly? to the earlier question, we have not made _ to the earlier qu
these are complicated matters and sir wyn williams is rightfully- and sir wyn williams is rightfullyalso _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected to _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected to sit _ examining those. when that is done, we also expected to sit down - examining those. when that is done, we also expected to sit down with - we also expected to sit down with government— we also expected to sit down...
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sir wyn williams and jason beare _ that sir wyn williams and jason beare 0c— that sir wyn williams andre qc are doing theirjob, i think they— beare qc are doing theirjob, i think they will. _ think they will. 0ut _ think they will. out of- think they will.| out of interest, think they will. - out of interest, with, think they will. _ out of interest, with, worked for minister of defence for procurements, so used to external contracts, do you think it would be appropriate for the government to cease any new contracts being given to fujitsu entail this inquiry is concluded and until they have paid their part back to the victims and back to the british taxpayer for the role they have likely played in this scandal? ., ,., ., ., , scandal? there are some areas where a sinale scandal? there are some areas where a single supplier— scandal? there are some areas where a single supplier is _ scandal? there are some areas where a single supplier is the _ scandal? there are some areas where a single supplier is the only _ scandal? there are some areas where a single supplier is the only viable - a
sir wyn williams and jason beare _ that sir wyn williams and jason beare 0c— that sir wyn williams andre qc are doing theirjob, i think they— beare qc are doing theirjob, i think they will. _ think they will. 0ut _ think they will. out of- think they will.| out of interest, think they will. - out of interest, with, think they will. _ out of interest, with, worked for minister of defence for procurements, so used to external contracts, do you think it would be appropriate for the government...
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i have sent it back to wyn williams and i'm sure he'lll to wyn williams and i'm sure he'll work awayps which - is. a valuable call, thank you. we have our panel of mps which willl have our panel of mps which will always do on a wednesday coming up at ten o'clock. do you fancy asking them a question after ten o'clock if you don't have to rush off? fries. you don't have to rush off? yes, lease! you don't have to rush off? yes, please! we _ you don't have to rush off? yes, please! we can _ you don't have to rush off? yes, please! we can do _ you don't have to rush off? yes, please! we can do another - you don't have to rush off? yes, . please! we can do another however alon: with please! we can do another however along with the _ please! we can do another however along with the mps _ please! we can do another however along with the mps because - please! we can do another however along with the mps because i'm - please! we can do another however i along with the mps because i'm sure, we have a live demo and a conservative and labour coming up, so any of you would be very welcome at the t
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sir wyn williams, the chair of the inquiry, has called it "grossly unsatisfactory".ept your plea, but only if you don't blame horizon. the post office said, "we have absolutely no interest in delay", and called the disclosure process "extremely challenging", involving around 70 million documents. and the inquiry continues next week, when employees of fujitsu, the company which built the horizon system which started all this trouble, are due to appear. ben king, bbc news. with so much of our time now spent online, it can feel like we are filling in endless passwords, inevitably forgetting them and having to think up new ones as a result — but could that soon be a thing of the past? major tech and internet firms have started turning to passkeys — a no—password solution which uses biometrics or device pins to protect our accounts online. our cyber correspondent joe tidy can tell us more. pass key. you may not yet have heard of them, but passkeys are the future of how we stay safe online. dozens of internet businesses, large and small, are hoping this new bit of tech wil
sir wyn williams, the chair of the inquiry, has called it "grossly unsatisfactory".ept your plea, but only if you don't blame horizon. the post office said, "we have absolutely no interest in delay", and called the disclosure process "extremely challenging", involving around 70 million documents. and the inquiry continues next week, when employees of fujitsu, the company which built the horizon system which started all this trouble, are due to appear. ben king, bbc...
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in fact, the chair of this inquiry, sir wyn williams, has become so concerned by this that he's threatenedl sanctions against the post office if it doesn't produce evidence in a timely manner. this morning giving evidence was chris jackson. he's a lawyer with burgess salmon and he's been brought in by the post office to help them to speed up the delivery of evidence. he started his evidence session by apologising for the delays. really, what this session has been about has been about trying to work out what the post office intends to do to make sure that these delays stop happening because, as i say, this is a serious criminal issue. this is a statutory inquiry. there's nothing voluntary about the giving of evidence here. that threat of criminal action remains if the post office doesn't get its house in order. in the last few minutes, it's been announced that the broadcaster annie nightingale has died. among her accomplishments, being radio 1's first female dj, and gaining a reputation as a dedicated promoter of new music. david sillito looks back at her life. annie nightingale. annie nigh
in fact, the chair of this inquiry, sir wyn williams, has become so concerned by this that he's threatenedl sanctions against the post office if it doesn't produce evidence in a timely manner. this morning giving evidence was chris jackson. he's a lawyer with burgess salmon and he's been brought in by the post office to help them to speed up the delivery of evidence. he started his evidence session by apologising for the delays. really, what this session has been about has been about trying to...
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wyn williams inquiry is undertaking crucial work to undertaking crucial work to under to expose whatent wrong. and we've paid almost £150 million compensation to over million in compensation to over 2500 victims. but today i can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation to make sure that those convicted as a result of the horizon scandal are swiftly exonerated and compensated . we will also compensated. we will also introduce a new upfront payment of £75,000 for the vital glow group of postmasters and can i thank my hon. friend the member for thirsk and malton, for all his hard work on this issue. he will set out more details to the house shortly. we will make sure that the truth comes to light. we right of . the past we right the wrongs of. the past and the victims get the justice they deserve . they deserve. >> leader of the opposition keir starmer . starmer. >> uh, thank you, mr speaker. i heard what the prime minister just said about the post office scandal . scandal. >> it is a huge injustice . >> it is a huge injustice. >> it is a huge injustice. >> people lost th
wyn williams inquiry is undertaking crucial work to undertaking crucial work to under to expose whatent wrong. and we've paid almost £150 million compensation to over million in compensation to over 2500 victims. but today i can announce that we will introduce new primary legislation to make sure that those convicted as a result of the horizon scandal are swiftly exonerated and compensated . we will also compensated. we will also introduce a new upfront payment of £75,000 for the vital glow...
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sir wyn williams, the chair of the inquiry, has called it "grossly unsatisfactory".if you don't blame horizon. the post office said, "we have absolutely no interest in delay", and called the disclosure process "extremely challenging", involving around 70 million documents. and the inquiry continues next week, when employees of fujitsu, the company which built the horizon system which started all this trouble, are due to appear. ben king, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take you back to the hague, whether session has resumed at the international court ofjustice. they were on a break earlier, but south africa has brought this case, allegations that israel is committing genocide in gaza. this is a two day hearing. it's the second of the two days. we are going to hear a bit of what is being said by the israeli side in a moment. first, let's hear some of what was said by the south african side yesterday. south africa's justice the south african side yesterday. south africa'sjustice minister delivered the opening statement. in extending our hands across the miles to the people
sir wyn williams, the chair of the inquiry, has called it "grossly unsatisfactory".if you don't blame horizon. the post office said, "we have absolutely no interest in delay", and called the disclosure process "extremely challenging", involving around 70 million documents. and the inquiry continues next week, when employees of fujitsu, the company which built the horizon system which started all this trouble, are due to appear. ben king, bbc news. let's ta ke let's...
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in terms of how serious all of this is, the chair of the inquiry, sir wyn williams, has already threatenedprisonment, if they do not provide the evidence that the inquiry needs to do its job. what the post office is saying is that they have got quite a difficult task on their hands because they have got to wade through, they say, 70 million documents. what today's hearing is really trying to get to the bottom of it is what plans the post office has in place to speed up these evidence disclosures. i5 has in place to speed up these evidence disclosures.- evidence disclosures. is way conway there at the inquiry. _ evidence disclosures. is way conway there at the inquiry. thank - evidence disclosures. is way conway there at the inquiry. thank you. --| there at the inquiry. thank you. —— zoe conway. making his first major speech as party leader in what is expected to be a general election year, the snp's humza yousaf said it marks a "huge opportunity for scotland". mr yousaf said votes for labour are effectively votes against scottish independence. he also said he aims to "wipe the tories from
in terms of how serious all of this is, the chair of the inquiry, sir wyn williams, has already threatenedprisonment, if they do not provide the evidence that the inquiry needs to do its job. what the post office is saying is that they have got quite a difficult task on their hands because they have got to wade through, they say, 70 million documents. what today's hearing is really trying to get to the bottom of it is what plans the post office has in place to speed up these evidence...
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in fact, the chair of this inquiry, sir wyn williams, has become so concerned by this that he's threatenedhris jackson. he's a lawyer with burgess salmon and he's been brought in by the post office to help them to speed up the delivery of evidence. he started his evidence session by apologising for the delays. really, what this session has been about has been about trying to work out what the post office intends to do to make sure that these delays stop happening because, as i say, this is a serious criminal issue. this is a statutory inquiry. there's nothing voluntary about the giving of evidence here. that threat of criminal action remains if the post office doesn't get its house in order. zoe, at that inquiry. the radio1 dj, annie nightingale, the station's first female presenter, who went on to become its longest—serving host, has died, at the age of 83. her family said she was a "pioneer, trailblazer and an inspiration to many." david sillito looks back at her life. annie nightingale. annie nightingale on bbc radio 1. there was kind of a lot of expectation about it, i guess. you know,
in fact, the chair of this inquiry, sir wyn williams, has become so concerned by this that he's threatenedhris jackson. he's a lawyer with burgess salmon and he's been brought in by the post office to help them to speed up the delivery of evidence. he started his evidence session by apologising for the delays. really, what this session has been about has been about trying to work out what the post office intends to do to make sure that these delays stop happening because, as i say, this is a...
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i very much supported the creation of the sir wyn williams inquiry, so you've got to let that take theons. and i've said in parliament the, you know, putting right what has gone wrong for a company like fujitsu, when they answer those questions we need answers to, you know, it's got to be something which addresses the scale of this crisis. i welcome the fact they've acknowledged that they'll be paying some compensation, they believe, towards this and i think it's notjust about them, it's about how do we procure these contracts in future. but you can't play down the significance of this. it is a really, really bad episode in british government and how the state works and i think we've got to recognise the scale of that in how we go forward. well, thanks for our conversation today and safe travels home. thank you very much. people criticise davos as kind of like some meetings with some skiing attached. but you do get kind of interesting combinations at these things, don't you, simon? you do. i mean, i'm not personally a huge fan of davos, - but i think that those who go there really find
i very much supported the creation of the sir wyn williams inquiry, so you've got to let that take theons. and i've said in parliament the, you know, putting right what has gone wrong for a company like fujitsu, when they answer those questions we need answers to, you know, it's got to be something which addresses the scale of this crisis. i welcome the fact they've acknowledged that they'll be paying some compensation, they believe, towards this and i think it's notjust about them, it's about...
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in fact, the chair of this inquiry, sir wyn williams, has become so concerned by this that he's threatenedving evidence was chris jackson. he's a lawyer with burgess salmon and he's been brought in by the post office to help them to speed up the delivery of evidence. he started his evidence session by apologising for the delays. really, what this session has been about has been about trying to work out what the post office intends to do to make sure that these delays stop happening because, as i say, this is a serious criminal issue. this is a statutory inquiry. there's nothing voluntary about the giving of evidence here. that threat of criminal action remains if the post office doesn't get its house in order. with so much of our time now spent online, it can feel like we are filling in endless passwords, inevitably forgetting them and having to think up new ones as a result, but could that soon be a thing of the past? major tech and internet firms have started turning to passkeys, a no—password solution which uses biometrics or device pins to protect our accounts online. our cyber corresp
in fact, the chair of this inquiry, sir wyn williams, has become so concerned by this that he's threatenedving evidence was chris jackson. he's a lawyer with burgess salmon and he's been brought in by the post office to help them to speed up the delivery of evidence. he started his evidence session by apologising for the delays. really, what this session has been about has been about trying to work out what the post office intends to do to make sure that these delays stop happening because, as...
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this is what the inquiry is l there to do because what we'll do is get the answers from sir wyn williamsfor all of this compensation. if others can clearly be proved to have notjust been wrong that double down on it in that process. band notjust been wrong that double down on it in that process.— on it in that process. and first of all, on it in that process. and first of all. should _ on it in that process. and first of all, should paula _ on it in that process. and first of all, should paula vennells i on it in that process. and first of all, should paula vennells give l on it in that process. and first of i all, should paula vennells give back her cbe? in all, should paula vennells give back her cbe? , , , ., her cbe? in my view, yes, i would hoe her cbe? in my view, yes, i would ho -e she her cbe? in my view, yes, i would hope she would _ post office contracts. post office contracts because _ post office contracts. post office contracts because you _ post office contracts. post office contracts because you have i post office contracts. post office contracts because you have the l con
this is what the inquiry is l there to do because what we'll do is get the answers from sir wyn williamsfor all of this compensation. if others can clearly be proved to have notjust been wrong that double down on it in that process. band notjust been wrong that double down on it in that process.— on it in that process. and first of all, on it in that process. and first of all. should _ on it in that process. and first of all, should paula _ on it in that process. and first of all, should...
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. >> williams is inquiry. >> sir wyn williams is inquiry.ation that we have, and that we are aware of is supplied to that inquiry , of is supplied to that inquiry, and clearly there will be individuals from the post office who providing witness who will be providing witness statements and who will be coming forward to give insight into that . into that. >> i mean, there's whistleblowers , um, have come whistleblowers, um, have come forward and so this is mp ian lavery and the gentleman we just saw talking then is the lawyer for fujitsu . for fujitsu. >> um , why did fujitsu or the >> um, why did fujitsu or the post office just sit back and take absolutely no notice of the sub post masters rather than listen to them and try and help them and get get the issues resolved amicably. basically took the attitude that we're just going to prosecute these people and basically, um, there were feared for the livelihoods adds. so i'm actually committed suicide as a result of the post office policy . why was this case? >> well, as i say, i can't answer fo
. >> williams is inquiry. >> sir wyn williams is inquiry.ation that we have, and that we are aware of is supplied to that inquiry , of is supplied to that inquiry, and clearly there will be individuals from the post office who providing witness who will be providing witness statements and who will be coming forward to give insight into that . into that. >> i mean, there's whistleblowers , um, have come whistleblowers, um, have come forward and so this is mp ian lavery and the...
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and i think the inquiry of sir wyn williams, the independent former judge who's running that statutorynto the failures here, will the systemic failures here, will reveal the full extent of what went wrong from top to bottom. the governance failures , the the governance failures, the failures in procurement of this system way back in the late 90s, 98, 99. that's the period we're looking back to and then coming up with constructive proposals about how we can prevent this sort of disaster, this scandal, from happening again , most from happening again, most definitely now, the software company at the heart of this scandal is fujitsu. >> they still enjoy government contracts worth upwards of £200 million a year, as the company itself is valued at £52 billion. sir robert do you think that they should be paying a higher price for their role in this scandal ? scandal? >> i think inevitably the contract and the management of it by this company will have to be examined. it may well result in litigation in itself. um and i think clearly government are going to have to ask questions about future
and i think the inquiry of sir wyn williams, the independent former judge who's running that statutorynto the failures here, will the systemic failures here, will reveal the full extent of what went wrong from top to bottom. the governance failures , the the governance failures, the failures in procurement of this system way back in the late 90s, 98, 99. that's the period we're looking back to and then coming up with constructive proposals about how we can prevent this sort of disaster, this...
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the government did call, did conduct an inquiry which sir wyn williams has produced an interim reporton as possible, but it has stated that people victims should be compensated fully for this and, um, you know, when we're looking at people who've been in prison, should we look at pardoning those people who have received being convicted through horizon ? being convicted through horizon? um, it not working properly. i mean, it is quite gobsmacking that i mean, i was looking before it's a bit like, um, the labour party criticising, uh , labour party criticising, uh, the prime minister for questioning whether the rwanda policy was the right one to do. if you've got hundreds, hundreds of post office people suddenly becoming criminals, don't you think that someone should have questioned why suddenly there seemed to be so many criminals in our post office workers ? i in our post office workers? i think that's something that should have been looked at. >> and sally , one of those >> and sally, one of those people who perhaps missed some warnings , perhaps dismissed five warnings, perhaps dism
the government did call, did conduct an inquiry which sir wyn williams has produced an interim reporton as possible, but it has stated that people victims should be compensated fully for this and, um, you know, when we're looking at people who've been in prison, should we look at pardoning those people who have received being convicted through horizon ? being convicted through horizon? um, it not working properly. i mean, it is quite gobsmacking that i mean, i was looking before it's a bit...