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Post Office Inquiry: Fujitsu apologises; Bates derides govt compensation offer

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Bosses at Fujitsu, the company responsible for the Horizon software at the heart of the Post Office scandal, have apologised to the wrongfully convicted Post Office workers and their families. The company said it would work out the amount of compensation when the likely outcome of the…

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