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Alan Bates accuses Post Office of trying to ‘silence and discredit’ him

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Alan Bates, who was portrayed by actor Toby Jones in the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, has accused the Post Office of spending 23 years trying to block his campaigning for victims of the scandal in various ways. Bates was giving evidence…

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