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The Post Office's reputation has also been seriously damaged because of the Horizon IT scandal, which saw hundreds of postmasters and mistress wrongly convicted when faulty software made it look like they were stealing money.

He applied for the role after reading an article about last year's Antarctic postmaster.

Sir Keir Starmer has responded to a letter from Sir Alan Bates calling for faster compensation payments for postmasters impacted by the Post Office scandal, the prime minister's spokesman has said.

The 24-year-old said she would be part of a core team of five people - the other roles were a wildlife monitor, shop manager, base leader, and postmaster.

Instead he was introduced by board member John M. Barger, a Southern California investment executive who was supervising the postmaster search.