ITV's drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office brought the infamous Post Office scandal to the attention of audiences across the country, with former sub-postmaster, Alan Bates in particular gaining a ...

Campaigner Alan Bates has weighed in after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed her government’s commitment to compensating those impacted by the Post Office scandal in this week’s budget. Reeves ...

Campaigner Alan Bates has weighed in after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed her government’s commitment to compensating those impacted by the Post Office scandal in this week’s budget.

Actor Sir Alan Bates has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 69. The star was acclaimed for his performances in John Osborne's landmark play Look Back In Anger and for many screen ...

A key point for Sir Alan Bates is how quickly sub-postmasters are being compensated - not quickly enough for him, and also for some MPs. We found out: Bates twice wrote to the Prime Minister in ...

Sir Alan Bates has died from cancer at the age of 69 ... But at just 11 years of age he discovered his real passion was acting. He took speech and acting lessons before winning a scholarship ...

Giving his reaction to the news, Sir Alan Bates, a 2023 Pride of Britain winner for his campaigning for subpostmasters whose lives were destroyed by the scandal, told The Mirror: “I wasn’t ...

Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has written to Sir Keir Starmer to remind him the "clock is still ticking" on a compensation deadline for victims. In his letter to the prime minister ...

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Sir Alan Bates has urged Keir Starmer to set a deadline for compensation to Post Office scandal victims. The campaigning hero said more than 70 people have died waiting for justice while others ...

Sir Alan Bates has told MPs that the Prime Minister has not yet responded to his requests for help with settling redress claims for those affected by the Horizon scandal. The lead campaigner and ...