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    Sir Tony Blair was warned about ‘flawed’ Horizon system, document reveals

    by Gwyn Wright Jan 12, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: PA Archive

    Sir Tony Blair was warned the IT system at the centre of the Post Office scandal was “flawed” before it was rolled out, a document shows.

    The warning appears in a memo written to the former prime minister by special adviser Geoff Mulgan in 1998, which has been released by the public inquiry

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