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Subpostmaster’s wrongful conviction contributed to early death, widow says

A subpostmaster’s wrongful conviction over missing funds “massively contributed” to his early death aged 67, his widow has said. Julian Wilson, who ran a post office in Astwood Bank, Worcestershire, took a plea deal in 2008 after auditors found more ...

16 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Stress of faulty IT system ‘nearly killed me’, subpostmistress tells inquiry

A former subpostmistress said the stress of dealing with the Post Office’s faulty IT system “nearly killed” her after it repeatedly caused shortfalls in her accounts, an inquiry has heard. Wendy Martin, who opened her own Post Office in York in ...

17 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Post Office worker ‘fell apart’ after being wrongly convicted of stealing £200k

A former subpostmaster said he “fell apart” when he was wrongfully convicted and jailed for stealing more than £200,000 due to flaws with the Post Office computer system. Harjinder Butoy, 45, ran the Sutton-in-Ashfield post office with his ...

16 Feb 2022 at 13:27

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Post Office boss to return bonus pay linked to Horizon inquiry after pressure

The boss of the Post Office has said he will return all of his bonus payment linked to the Horizon inquiry regarding hundreds of wrongfully convicted postmasters. Nick Read, chief executive of the Post Office, also apologised again for ...

23 Aug 2023 at 17:45

Former MP dissatisfied with Horizon complaints ‘brush-off’ from Paula Vennells

A former MP has told the Post Office inquiry he was not satisfied with the “brush-off” response he received from Paula Vennells after he raised concerns over subpostmaster complaints about the Horizon system. Lord Arbuthnot told the ...

10 Apr 2024 at 11:22

Sir Ed Davey apologises to Alan Bates over ‘arm’s length’ comment in 2010 letter

Former Post Office minister Sir Ed Davey has apologised to campaigner Alan Bates for his letter about the government having an “arm’s-length relationship” with the organisation – which the ex-subpostmaster labelled “offensive”. Mr ...

16 Apr 2024 at 09:58

Welby: More questions should have been asked about Vennells’ role in church

More questions should have been asked about the involvement of former Post Office boss Paula Vennells in the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. Justin Welby made his first public comments about her ...

22 Feb 2024 at 13:50

Angela van den Bogerd to give evidence at Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Former Post Office head of partnerships Angela van den Bogerd is set to give evidence to the Post Office Inquiry on Thursday. The inquiry is entering phases five and six, which will examine governance, redress and how ...

25 Apr 2024 at 02:45

Post Office sought to make Horizon bugs sound ‘non-emotive’, inquiry told

Former Post Office chief Paula Vennells did not want to use the word “bugs” when referencing the faulty Horizon system in an “Orwellian” move to sound “non-emotive”, an inquiry has heard. Susan Crichton, the Post ...

23 Apr 2024 at 17:11

Ex-Post Office chief not ‘clever’ enough to ask about challenges made to Horizon

A former Post Office chief executive has said he was not “clever” enough to ask what challenges were made to the Horizon IT system during a civil case against a subpostmistress – despite being aware of the ...

16 Apr 2024 at 18:35

Racist Post Office documents about Horizon victims used until 2013 – review

Post Office documents containing “utterly abhorrent” racist terms to describe wrongfully convicted subpostmasters were used internally and updated as recently as 2013, according to an internal ...

14 Feb 2024 at 14:41

Paula Vennells to give evidence at next stage of Horizon inquiry

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells will give evidence at the next stage of the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal. Ms Vennells, who was chief executive officer of Post Office Ltd between ...

02 Feb 2024 at 18:55

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