article_snippet.sent: Former Conservative MP James Arbuthnot said some subpostmasters had been 'dragged through the mud' Former Conservative MP James Arbuthnot, who led an MPs’ campaign to support some subpostmasters, said: ‘These people have been pillars of the community who had These people reputations dragged through the mud' – some have been sent to prison, some’ve been made bankrupt, they’ve had contracts terminated, I understand at least one has committed suicide.
article_snippet.sent: And the way some have been treated is an utter disgrace.
article_snippet.sent: I think there needs to be an independent inquiry.
article_snippet.sent: But Andy Furey, of the Communication Workers Union, said:
highlights_snippet.sent: Former Tory MP says Post Office workers were 'dragged through the mud' 