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In January, Downing Street backed calls for Bates - who was one of the thousands of sub-postmasters wrongly accused of fraud - to be knighted for his tireless efforts to secure justice for all those affected by theInstead, the prime minister handed out gongs to a number of political allies - including Tory treasurer Mohamed Mansoor, who gave the party £5 million last year.
“Yet, his name is absent from this list. Honours are for those who have made significant contributions to public life, so it is concerning that the government has instead deemed it proper to use this opportunity to hand out awards to Conservative Party members.”said: “Alan’s already been offered an OBE and refused that because he didn’t want to take an honour until the whole scandal has been resolved people have been compensated and people have been held to account.
“I understand that completely and that’s Alan’s choice, of course. I think we should all pay tribute to what Alan did ... and others who brought this scandal to light.” “Were you as disappointed as the rest of us that the Prime Minister had no space for an honour for Alan Bates?'Have Some Respect': Keir Starmer Tells Off Tory MPs For Heckling During Horizon Scandal GrillingSign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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