Post Office boss Nick Read to step back temporarily as Horizon enquiry enters next stage Business In a note to staff today, Nick Read said the organisation was now entering a "critical phase" of the enquiry in September, and amid a strategic review of the organisation.
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Met to deploy 80 detectives over Post Office scandal Politics The Metropolitan Police is set to deploy 80 detectives to investigate the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, despite expectations that any criminal prosecutions on the incident could take years to come in.
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Paula Vennells: Former Post Office chief denies she ‘ironed away disturbing complaints’ May 22, 2024 Former chief executive Paula Vennells has denied the Post Office used methods to “iron away” some “very disturbing complaints”.
Post Office cratered from UK’s sixth most trusted finance brand to 135th amid Horizon scandal May 20, 2024 The Post Office has plummeted from the UK’s sixth most trusted finance and insurance brand to 135th place, pollsters have found.
Post Office inquiry: Ex-communications boss admits old emails attacking journalists now look ‘ludicrous’ May 14, 2024 Inquiry counsel Julian Blake presented a large number of emails exchanged between Davies and other Post Office employees over several years.
The Post Office is struggling to recover from ITV’s dramatic Mr Bates knockout blow April 18, 2024 Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, four months on – exactly how damaging was the TV show to the brand? CEO of YouGov, Steve Hatch, explains.
Post Office chief Nick Read ‘exonerated of all misconduct’ claims in external report April 17, 2024 The head of the Post Office has been “exonerated of all misconduct allegations” in an independent and unseen report released today. Nick Read was let off the hook by an external report, which former chair Henry Staunton claimed contained accusations about his behaviour. Among claims were related to Read’s “conduct and lack of his management [...]
Campaigner Alan Bates proposes private prosecutions over Post Office IT scandal April 13, 2024 Former subpostmaster and campaigner Alan Bates has said he will pursue private prosecutions against those responsible for the Horizon IT scandal if the inquiry does not pass a file to prosecuting authorities. The inquiry resumed this week with Mr Bates giving evidence and on Friday he told the Times he would be willing to crowdfund [...]