Alan Bates calls for subpostmaster claims to be settled by March

The former subpostmaster and campaigner Sir Alan Bates is calling on the government to set a deadline of next March to pay redress to the hundreds of victims who helped to uncover the Horizon IT scandal.In a message addressed to other subpostmasters involved in the Group Litigation Order (GLO), Sir Alan raises concerns that some older participants are settling claims sooner "just to get it all over with".He…