Former Sub-postmistress Jo Hamilton: Giving Evidence Against The Post Office | Good Morning Britain

Today bosses from the Post Office and Fujitsu will face questions about what they knew about the Horizon IT scandal. Giving evidence in front of MPs today is Former Sub-postmistress Jo Hamilton.
Jo endured a tragic story amid the Horizon Post Office scandal which led to her remortgaging her house twice & accumulating significant debt. In 2009, she met Alan Bates, and together, they fought for justice.
GMB is also joined by journalist Rebecca Thomson who reported on the Horizon Post Office scandal in 2009.
Broadcast on 16/01/24
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[@carolinetuohy10]

I’ve just realised why they made so many people plead guilty to false accounting. This whole thing is vile and evil.

[@rickysmom809]

Why?

[@palemale2501]

Think they were played (plea bargaining between lawyers) into deciding to plead guilty to a lesser charge of false accounting and get a fine or community work rather than risk defending a theft charge which meant jail time - the Post Office knew they often would, so save chance of more claims coming out about computer errors. @@rickysmom809

[@kylereese4822]

Royal needs shutting down at it can not be trusted in any way.... (universal credit = 30-000 deaths from various things like suicide government brushed the report under the rug... that`s something to be looked at again)

[@fredperry523]

It's a disgrace - that these people affected can still be so kind is unbelievable !

[@free..to..air..]

As a protest i would urge those with savings in the Post Office to withdraw same and reinvest with another source

[@pat4brown]

Even putting your money in a bank is risky as Nigel Farage found with NatWest.

[@michaelkemp6857]

Safer keeping it under your bed!!

[@abbiebrown2733]

The postmasters are all incredible

[@suzilouden5964]

This outrageous miscarriage is INTERNATIONAL news. People across the world are numbed at the way loyal employees were & still are being treated by a disgraced state institution....😡😡😡

[@sianwarwick633]

Yes. We are hearing about this in Canada. Our post office is in no better shape than Royal Mail, and is run within shops too. Cannot believe this has been happening for 17 years !

[@michaelenglish2066]

some one should be jailed but will not ever !!!!

[@carmemdovirgens2291]

Unfortunately there is members of the government involved and they are trying to cover up the real guilt person.

[@christopherrichardson9942]

Lessons will never been leaned. The buck stops at the top. Vennells and the CEO of Fujitsu should be prosecuted .

[@mikeellis4345]

Fujitsu must be booted from government contracts and POL must be shut down, rinsed out and restructured agin under strict management and independent supervision.

[@BANKO007]

The level of criminality that led to this situation is beyond shocking. British institutions and well-regulated companies cannot be trusted anymore. Not Fujuitsu, not the Post Office, not accountants, not the judiciary, not the politicians, not the regulators.

[@palemale2501]

Or certain lawyers, civil service and government ministers. But we sensed it before.

[@DamienSteiner-om4of]

I agree with Rebecca that this atrocity of justice was akin to an avalanche. People running around like headless chickens panicking & dodging the boulders. Now the dust is settled there is much confusion. That lie upon lie were spoken is undeniable but those individuals maybe just scapegoats. Excellent work on Rebecca's part & her colleagues.

[@diorocks5858]

Your all our Heroes We Love you

[@abbiebrown2733]

Someone should go to jail

[@suzilouden5964]

Many should go to jail!!

[@jimg2850]

It's a bit distracting having Ed interviewing someone about injustice when he was the one that summarily sacked someone and stripped them of their pension without any due process just to please the public.

[@thomasshelley4617]

Considering what the Tories will do for one of their own (e.g. Paterson) it's especially interesting to see them doing sweet fa for hardworking 'ordinary' people that actually keep this country going. Until they realise the masses have finally found out and it might hit their popularity.

[@lisacrane3143]

you forget Labour & Liberals were in power whilst this was going on!!!

[@thomasshelley4617]

@@lisacrane3143 it's been very very firmly public knowledge since about 2015. So for over 8 years there is zero excuse!

[@marcopalazzo9349]

​​​@@lisacrane3143all parties have been in power when this scandal has been going. They are all responsible.

[@michaelenglish2066]

what i want to no were was the shadow government on this fighting for theses people EDDY !!!!

[@anastasiatempest761]

It’s deeply upsetting what’s happened to Jo Hamilton and others, I wish Jo well.♥️🌻🙏🧑🏻‍🦼

[@auldflyer]

Another "Ed", Ed Milliband, Ed Davey, Mr Ed all talking horses, well done Jo for your courage throughout.....

[@patricklockerby4308]

It has become obvious that Fujitsu had a back door into the Horizon system. Every effort must now be made to ensure that they do not have a back door into the Police National Computer (PNC).

[@johnjephcote7636]

I put away my radio when BBC Radio 4 become obsessed with the Farage, just before Brexit. Just prior to that there was a long and very full documentary on the post Office scandal (on R4). I was on a lengthey car drive and this was the first I knew of the affair. Was no officialdom listening similarly? - it was nearly ten years ago

[@davidgay1z]

Here is the thing, apart from all the other aspects of this affair the role of Lord Neuberger in the Recusal seems to have escaped attention. I have therefore pasted the following ‘The role of Lord Neuberger in the recusal fiasco (Justice Fraser) should be investigated’ on as many KZbin articles as I could, about ten, but when I checked to see if there was any response I discovered they had all been taken down. This Kafkaesque episode staggers one at every turn, even when Big brother has been outed he seems to be still working away! I really want to know why Lord Neuberger interfered , if the recusal had succeeded the whole noble attempt at taking on the stinking system would have failed.

[@TheBILLANDERSON]

its the same company that keep police files ect court files 🤷‍♂

[@suzannehaigh4281]

I heard yesterday that an old friend of mine is retiring from their long held position of running a PO this month due to the false imprisonment of PO staff. They are too scared of who the next set of false accusations may affect.

[@palemale2501]

This will still go on for a year at least for pardons and financial redress. A British Shambles

[@flashback9966]

I seriously doubt the enquiry will find those responsible. That's why the £600,000 has been offered to buy off all those wronged sub-postmasters. Those involved will be betting the public/press will then lose interest. A cinical view, I know. . . .

[@philipjohnkaye8890]

Toxic manipulative people who are criminals know that if they take as long as as possible to pay out anything, they hope they will be let off the hook.......

[@marvinsymes]

brilliant interview...brilliant people

[@saltnessmonster]

ITV News never covered this at the time, but happy to cash in on dramas.

[@qwerp3]

ITV loves at few extra quid after Christmas

[@dogzero1]

No news media did cover it properly. Many knew something was afoot but back then the Post Office and the Government kept stating that the sub-postmasters were stealing the money. It's very easy for people to jump on the 'blame the media' bandwagon.

[@Western-be2zs]

Your right,None of the mainstream media campaigned on behalf of the postmasters even though they knew,Panarama done a documentary in 2015 and no one jumped on it and people have been prosecuted since,terrible miscarriage of justice

[@dogzero1]

@@Western-be2zs That's because they all took the governments and the Post Offices word on the matter that the computer was not wrong. The story wasn't big enough yet.

[@villageoldman]

Demanding money with menace. A crime.?

[@mariasmargiassi1983]

In the midst of this very dreadful situation I still feel compelled to say how lovely your hair looks Sussanna, such a pleasant change from hair extensions!

[@paulslater9061]

There's no if about it the post office were actively encouraging these prosecutions

[@SteviecmCoUk1302]

All. of this could have been avoided if the people at the top weren't self-serving and motivated by bonuses...I work in tech, software goes wrong it's not infallible it's as good as the code written to make It work by humans. You can miss a semi-colon out of a piece of code and take down an entire website down (That would make it badly written, but you can) So why did all these people go to the lengths they went to to falsely accuse innocent people of theft rather than say...our code has bugs that need fixing, you're right, there's an error? I think there's more too this and I hope it all comes out...pay these poor people enough money to never have to work again so they can enjoy their lives.

[@brianhepke7182]

Amazing women.🙂

[@chrisfell5073]

Your the only one is now 4,000+ and counting. Outrageous. The PO should have sued Fujitsu. All this to save a computer system!

[@amyclarke41]

So heartbreaking ax

[@surinderpaulrandhawa1311]

Typical media will make a mince meat of this issue without any results , when new story appears this issue will fall of the table.

[@martinhenchcliff4833]

Not sure but has the lady , at least got her money back (at least) this is mind blowing the post office stole her money (why ) we are just going over and over this it must be so much relief , but its not right having watched so much since the start you have the drama and the social media what more do you need ( this morning ) to keep talking over and over again old saying (some one lives in ivory tower fit the top management

[@gbear1005]

There is no evidence that there was anything wrong with the horizon system (well, about that......)

[@vimfuego8827]

6:46 So, how come the Japanese Government are not held to account for this scandal? This scandal is universal among corporate mindsets and they say Capitalism is the best economic model !!

[@Bubble_squeeky]

I hope Jo Hamilton is being paid for all these appearances

[@kurtgodel5236]

You have won nothing. The Tories will see to that.

[@CosmicToy]

warum kann keine kurze frage gestellt werden? schlechtes interview

[@davidgay1z]

Here is the thing, apart from all the other aspects of this affair the role of Lord Neuberger in the Recusal seems to have escaped attention. I have therefore pasted the following ‘The role of Lord Neuberger in the recusal fiasco (Justice Fraser) should be investigated’ on as many KZbin articles as I could, about ten, but when I checked to see if there was any response I discovered they had all been taken down. This Kafkaesque episode staggers one at every turn, even when Big brother has been outed he seems to be still working away! I really want to know why Lord Neuberger interfered , if the recusal had succeeded the whole noble attempt at taking on the stinking system would have failed.