Minister ‘surprised’ Fujitsu hasn’t done more to help victims of Post Office scandal

Exclusive: Gareth Thomas suggests company should have shown more remorse' since failings of Horizon IT system emerged

A minister has spoken of his disappointment that Fujitsu, the Japanese company behind the Horizon computer system, has not done more for those whose lives were ruined in the Post Office scandal.

After an intensive year of testimony and revelations at the public inquiry, the postal minister, Gareth Thomas, suggested the response of Fujitsu, which earned record profits in the last quarter of the year, had not been strong enough.