PM Supports Knighting Alan Bates for Post Office Scandal Justice Fight After CBEs Relinquished
• Prime Minister backs calls to knight Alan Bates for his fight for justice in Post Office scandal • Number 10 says it would be "common sense" to honor Bates after mass quashing of convictions • Bates previously refused an OBE while former Post Office boss still held her CBE • MPs and campaigners have renewed calls for Bates' honor submission after boss relinquished her CBE • ITV drama "Mr Bates vs The Post Office" has brought the scandal spanning 1999-2015 to light