Sir Alan Bates given ‘take it or leave it’ offer of less than half his Post Office Horizon claim

Campaigner calls compensation schemes quasi-kangaroo courts' after final offer made in response to his appeal

Sir Alan Bates, who led the 20-year campaign for justice for post office operators over the Horizon scandal, has revealed he has been handed a take it or leave it" compensation offer of less than half his original claim.

The 70-year-old, who was knighted last year, has accused the government of presiding over a quasi-kangaroo court" system for the compensation.