MPs and peers have condemned the decision to award a controversial emergency alerts contract to the firm behind the Post Office accounting scandal.
Senior Conservatives said it was ‘strange and disappointing’ the £5.7million deal went to Japanese IT giant Fujitsu – amid concerns over hacking and its ability to run such a scheme.
Over 15 years, thousands of sub-postmasters were accused of stealing despite financial irregularities caused by a glitch in Post Office’s Horizon accounting computer system.
Several took their own lives during the long-running scandal.
After a 20-year campaign, backed by the Daily Mail, victims received payouts.
A public inquiry is examining who was responsible for the miscarriage of justice, which has resulted in the Post Office paying more than £30million in compensation.
Fujitsu has never apologised for its role in the debacle.