NTAs 2024: Jo Hamilton says 'nothing has changed'
Post Office scandal victim Jo Hamilton has given an update on the sub postmaster's compensation as she admitted they "still haven't been paid". Accepting the special Impact award at the National Television Awards (NTAs) on Wednesday evening for the ITV drama Mr Bates versus The Post Office, the former Royal Mail worker said that "nothing has changed" under the new Labour government.
She told the audience: "I want to say thank you to all of my colleagues who are behind me, and without strength in numbers we wouldn't have got to where we are. And the public got right behind us and changed, literally changed, everything."
The crowd erupted in cheers and a round of applause as Jo gave an update on where the victims are up to in the fight for compensation. She said: "What I would like you to know is I went to Westminster a couple of weeks back and say the new Minister. And trust me, nothing has changed."
The crowds cheers turned to gasps of shock and boos as Jo continued: "It's true. And almost all of these people behind me haven't been paid yet. Out of a group of 555, more than 300 haven't been paid yet including Sir Alan Bates."
Jo explained what was next as she said: "But he has a plan. So when he gets back to the nation for help, please be there to support him. Thank you."
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The audience erupted in cheers once more as Jo and the Mr Bates vs The Post Office team left the stage, showing what an impact the documentary truly had on them.
Elsewhere, Toby Jones shared a message to the government after Mr Bates vs The Post Office also took home the award for Best New Drama at the National Television Awards.
Toby, 58, took on the role of Alan Bates - a subpostmaster who instigated the court case.
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Collecting his gong during the annual awards ceremony at The O2 in London on Wednesday evening, the actor said: “This means an awful lot, not just to me but to the extraordinary people who inspired our show.”
The four-part ITV drama brought the story of the faulty Horizon computer and the Royal Mail subpostmasters wrongfully accused of theft to a national audience.
Following its broadcast the government set out to exonerate and compensate those affected.
