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Paula Vennells to give evidence at next stage of Horizon inquiry

Source: PA Wire

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 2012 and 2019, has come under fire over why hundreds of subpostmasters were wrongly prosecuted for fraud and false

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