Plan comes despite judiciary’s alternative proposal after concerns about precedent of parliament overturning court decisions
Ministers have vowed to press ahead with legislation to automatically overturn convictions related to the Post Office Horizon scandal by the end of July.
Kevin Hollinrake, the Post Office minister, said in a written ministerial statement on Thursday that the legislation would immediately quash the convictions of hundreds of post office operators in England and Wales.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Plan comes despite judiciary’s alternative proposal after concerns about precedent of parliament overturning court decisionsMinisters have vowed to press ahead with legislation to automatically overturn convictions related to the Post Office Horizon scandal by the end of July.Kevin Hollinrake, the Post Office minister, said in a written ministerial statement on Thursday that the legislation would immediately quash the convictions of hundreds of post office operators in England and Wales. Continue reading…