What's happened
Investigations into the Post Office scandal reveal potential lawbreaking by staff and IT contractors.
Why it matters
The revelations of potential lawbreaking in the Post Office scandal are significant as they shed light on the miscarriage of justice suffered by hundreds of sub-postmasters and postmistresses.
What the papers say
BBC News reports on the claims made by lawyers representing sub-postmasters, The Independent and Metro highlight the government's knowledge of dropped investigations, and BBC News also covers Sir Keir Starmer's call for transparency regarding the cancelled investigation.
How we got here
The Post Office scandal involves wrongful prosecutions of sub-postmasters due to faulty software, with recent investigations uncovering potential lawbreaking by Post Office staff and IT contractors.
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