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Sunak resists Starmer’s call for investigation into row between Badenoch and Staunton over Horizon compensation payment instructions
Starmer says new evidence today appears to endorse Stauntonâs claim. He asks if Sunak will order an investigation into what happened.
Sunak focuses on the victims, saying they are being paid compensation, and that an inquiry is under way.
He says he will make sure âthe truth comes to lightâ. But he seems to be referring to the inquiry process, not to the truth about the Badenoch/Staunton row.
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Starmer turns to the infected blood scandal, and asks what undertaking Sunak has made to ensure that the government is not âlimping towards the electionâ delaying payments for this group.
Sunak says he gave evidence to this inquiry. He knows that thousands of people have suffered. This is an incredibly complicated issue, he says. The Cabinet Office is appointing experts so that it can make informed decisions to the inquiryâs recommendations on compensation when they are published. The government will respond within 25 days, he says.
Starmer refers to an postmaster waiting for justice. He asks if the government will publish all the relevant paperwork to this case.
Sunak says Starmer never raised the Post Office scandal with him previously. He says the inquiry is the proper place for this to be investigated. In the meantime, the government is paying compensation, he says.
Starmer asks Sunak if he has asked government colleagues about what they knew about the Post Office scandal in 2016.
Sunak says the government set up an inquiry. That is the right approach, he says.
Starmer asks about the BBC report this week suggesting the government knew there was a cover up in the Post Office in 2016.
Sunak says the government set up an inquiry.
Sunak resists Starmer’s call for investigation into row between Badenoch and Staunton over Horizon compensation payment instructions
Starmer says new evidence today appears to endorse Stauntonâs claim. He asks if Sunak will order an investigation into what happened.
Sunak focuses on the victims, saying they are being paid compensation, and that an inquiry is under way.
He says he will make sure âthe truth comes to lightâ. But he seems to be referring to the inquiry process, not to the truth about the Badenoch/Staunton row.
Sunak refuses to endorse Badenoch’s claim that ex-Post Office chair was lying about conversation about compensation payments
Keir Starmer starts by welcoming the new Labour MPs for Wellingborough and Kingswood.
And he also pays tribute to Alexei Navalny.
He asks Sunak if he will repeat the claim made by Kemi Badenoch, that Henry Staunton was âlyingââ when he said he was told to go slow on paying compensation.
Sunak says the government has taken unprecedented steps to make sure victims get compensation.
Rishi Sunak starts by sending his condolences to the family of Alexei Navalny. He says that for Navalny to return to Russia when he knew the risk he was taking was one of the bravest acts of our time.
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