Kemi Badenoch Proposes Immediate Compensation for Post Office Scandal Victims

Kemi Badenoch, while serving as the Business Secretary, proposed that Fujitsu make an early financial compensation gesture during a meeting with company executives in March 2024. This suggestion aims to address the aftermath of the Horizon IT scandal, which led to the wrongful prosecution of over 900 sub-postmasters between 1999 and 2015. The independent public inquiry, initiated in February 2021, seeks to uncover the failures within the Horizon system and facilitate a just resolution for the affected individuals. The inquiry aims to establish accountability and ensure that victims receive appropriate redress following the inquiry's findings in 2025, significantly highlighting the tensions between political leadership and corporate responsibility. The situation has intensified public interest, especially after the airing of the ITV drama that dramatized these real-life events, drawing urgent attention to the ongoing quest for justice for those wrongfully convicted.