Post Office campaigner Alan Bates knighted in King's Birthday Honours

Alan Bates, the campaigner who uncovered the Post Office scandal, has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

Mr Bates previously rejected the offer of an OBE last year because former Post Office boss Paula Vennells had been given a CBE - but she's since been stripped of the title.

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