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Vennells braced for questions on whether she misled MPs during Horizon scandal

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells has arrived at the Horizon IT inquiry as she is set to be quizzed on her role in the scandal – including likely questions on whether she deliberately misled MPs. The disgraced ex-chief executive did not answer ...

22 May 2024 at 09:57

The Post Office scandal – a timeline of key events

Paula Vennells is set to be questioned under oath at the Horizon IT inquiry. She is due to be quizzed on her role in the Horizon scandal after more than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the Post Office and handed criminal convictions between ...

22 May 2024 at 02:45

‘For god’s sake, speak truth’: ex-subpostmasters call for honesty from Vennells

Former subpostmasters have called for honesty from Paula Vennells ahead of the ex-Post Office boss’ oral evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry, imploring her: “For god’s sake, speak truth.” Ms Vennells is set to be quizzed on her role in the ...

22 May 2024 at 09:45

Ex-chief of Royal Mail Group accused Vennells of knowing about IT errors

The former CEO of Royal Mail Group accused Paula Vennells of knowing about Horizon IT errors, telling her “I can’t now support you”. On Wednesday, the Horizon IT inquiry was shown a text message exchange between Vennells and Dame Moya ...

22 May 2024 at 11:24

Paula Vennells apologises to subpostmasters at Post Office Horizon IT inquiry

Disgraced ex-Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells apologised for “all that subpostmasters and families… have suffered” as her evidence to the Horizon IT inquiry got under way. The 65-year-old ordained priest told the inquiry on ...

22 May 2024 at 10:30

Accusations over subpostmaster who killed himself were unhelpful – Vennells

Accusations of blame by campaigner Alan Bates after a subpostmaster deliberately stepped in front of an oncoming bus were “unhelpful”, former Post Office boss Paula Vennells said. Martin Griffiths walked in front of the bus on ...

22 May 2024 at 13:26

Post Office scandal victims accuse Paula Vennells of making ‘PR apology’

Victims of the Post Office scandal have accused the company’s former boss Paula Vennells of making a “PR apology” to those affected. Ms Vennells began her evidence to the Horizon IT Inquiry in central London on Wednesday by ...

22 May 2024 at 14:43

Paula Vennells said temptation to borrow from tills was issue for subpostmasters

Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells suggested “temptation” for subpostmasters to borrow money from tills was a problem and not the Horizon system, an inquiry has heard. The probe into the Horizon scandal was ...

10 Apr 2024 at 12:20

Post Office staff ‘probably feared career death’ by conceding Horizon failings

An independent forensic investigator told a former Conservative MP that Post Office staff “probably fear it will be career death” if they conceded failings with the Horizon system, an inquiry has heard. The Post Office ...

10 Apr 2024 at 15:01

Mediation chairman told Paula Vennells subpostmaster cases ‘didn’t make sense’

Mediation chair told Paula Vennells subpostmaster cases ‘didn’t make sense’

The chairman of the mediation scheme for people who believed they had been wrongly prosecuted by the Post Office repeatedly told Paula Vennells that cases against subpostmasters “didn’t make sense”, an inquiry has ...

10 Apr 2024 at 16:59

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. ...

10 Apr 2024 at 11:22

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 ...

22 Feb 2024 at 13:50

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