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Ex-Post Office chairman Henry Staunton to face question from MPs

Ex-Post Office chair Staunton to face question from MPs

Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton is to be brought before MPs to give evidence next week amid an increasingly bitter row with Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch. The Business and Trade Committee said that current Post Office chief executive ...

21 Feb 2024 at 16:17

Government rejects claim Post Office compensation stalled ahead of election

The Government has denied claims by the former Post Office chairman that he was told by a senior civil servant to “stall” spending on compensation to subpostmasters ahead of the next general election. Henry Staunton left the role last month after ...

17 Feb 2024 at 23:54

Badenoch hits out at former Post Office chairman in Horizon row

Kemi Badenoch has hit out at the former Post Office chairman after he alleged he was told by a senior civil servant to “stall” spending on compensation to subpostmasters ahead of the next general election. Henry Staunton, who was sacked by the ...

18 Feb 2024 at 17:46

Minister rejects claim Post Office compensation stalled ahead of election

Ministers are facing questions after the former Post Office chairman claimed he was told by a senior civil servant to “stall” spending on compensation to subpostmasters ahead of the next general election. The Government has firmly denied the ...

18 Feb 2024 at 12:18

Former Post Office chairman ‘told not to focus on long-term issues by mandarin’

A senior civil servant is alleged to have told a former chairman of the Post Office not to focus on “long-term issues” and to protect his organisation’s finances, according to a report. The report is likely to pile fresh pressure over ...

21 Feb 2024 at 11:37

Badenoch: Allegations against ex-Post Office chairman triggered investigation

Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton was being investigated over bullying allegations before his dismissal, the Business Secretary has told MPs. Kemi Badenoch said allegations relating to Mr Staunton’s conduct, including ...

19 Feb 2024 at 21:27

Ex-Post Office chief hits back at Badenoch after claim of ‘spreading falsehoods’

A former Post Office chairman has accused the Business Secretary of making “an astonishing series of claims” and mischaracterisations after she told MPs he had spread “made-up anecdotes” following his dismissal. The row ...

20 Feb 2024 at 08:29

Cameron government knew Post Office dropped probe into Horizon IT flaws – report

Lord David Cameron’s government reportedly knew the Post Office dropped a probe that may have helped wrongly-accused subpostmasters prove there were flaws in the Horizon accounting software. Ministers were aware that a ...

20 Feb 2024 at 13:54

PM ignores calls to repeat ‘lying’ allegation aimed at ex-Post Office chairman

Rishi Sunak has sidestepped calls to repeat Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch’s claims that the former Post Office chairman was lying in the row over Horizon compensation payments. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer ...

21 Feb 2024 at 21:55

Post Office row: The claims made by Henry Staunton and Kemi Badenoch

The row between Kemi Badenoch and the former Post Office chairman has deepened after he claimed he had been told to delay payouts to postmasters affected by the Horizon scandal. In a lengthy statement to the ...

20 Feb 2024 at 13:11

Post Office chairman steps down amid Horizon scandal fallout

The chairman of the Post Office has stepped down amid ongoing tensions in the wake of the Horizon IT scandal. Henry Staunton will depart from the role following a phone call with Business Secretary Kemi ...

29 Jan 2024 at 10:24

‘Difficulties’ in Post Office governance led me to sack chairman, says Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch has said she was forced to intervene over “difficulties” with Post Office governance by sacking its former chairman as the company reels from the Horizon IT scandal. The Business ...

28 Jan 2024 at 11:05

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