The Post Office Inquiry continues with key legal figures like Susan Crichton, former General Counsel, testifying. Crichton refused to collaborate with the Post Office on the Horizon system investigation. Former Post Office executives are accused of downplaying Horizon issues and obsessing over pay. The inquiry reveals concerns over wrongful prosecutions and a push for legislation to clear victims.
Paula Vennells, the Post Office chief executive, and her top spin doctor schmoozed MPs at private dinners in early 2013 as part of their communications strategy, a new document has shown ⬇️ https://t.co/JZAIf4LDbn
✉️ Legislation could be passed to force the Government to act over alleged victims of a second IT scandal at the Post Office 🔴 Exclusive from @SteveRobson04 🔗 https://t.co/msOpys2piq 📷 Photos: Supplied, @tompilston, and Andrew Fox https://t.co/tkU6uDdqDr
A former top in-house lawyer for the company said legal colleagues viewed alleged shortfalls in Horizon accounts as coming from public money that had to be protected - and had an 'unhealthy view of sub postmasters' as they pursued prosecutions against them. https://t.co/LWZGc7Qwh8