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 ...

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 ...

Sir Alan Bates has died from cancer at the age of 69. The stage, television and film actor died in a London hospital on Saturday night. He made his name in the 1950s and 1960s with theatre ...

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.

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 ...

The Government has refused to meet Sir Alan Bates’ deadline of March 2025 to pay compensation to wronged subpostmasters, with Jonathan Reynolds saying it could mean claims were missed.

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 ...

The Prime Minister has dismissed Sir Alan Bates' plea for a deadline to settle wrongly accused sub-postmasters' compensation ...

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 ...