Government bodies kept awarding Fujitsu with contracts to the tune of £500m even after the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office brought the Post Office Horizon scandal to national prominence. That’s according to LBC,

Fujitsu Ltd. shares dropped the most since April in Tokyo after the chair of a UK public inquiry called for the firm to release a compensation plan for victims of the Post Office scandal by the end of October.

The Post Office began rolling out the legacy Horizon IT system for accounting in 1999, which, along with its two subsequent upgrades, contributed to one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history.

Government bodies have awarded Fujitsu contracts worth more than £500 million since the drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office first aired on TV, LBC can reveal.

The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry has published the first part of its final report today, which focuses on the human impact of the scandal and compensation for victims. Follow updates below - as a former MP and campaigner criticises Fujitsu.

Post Office and Fujitsu employees knew the Horizon IT system was deeply flawed but “maintained the fiction” that it could not produce errors when prosecuting innocent sub-postmasters, a public inquiry has found.

Japanese tech firm — heavily criticized over the Horizon scandal — teams up with long-time Liz Truss ally to bid for Northern Ireland trade platform.