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Paula Vennells: How Post Office chief’s distinguished career fell apart
7 months ago

Paula Vennells: How Post Office chief’s distinguished career fell apart

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The distinguished business career of the former Post Office chief …

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‘I exposed the Post Office scandal years before the inquiry – so why is justice taking so long?’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I exposed the Post Office scandal years before the inquiry – so why is justice taking so long?’

The Independent  

It was after an article I’d written about the Post Office scandal was published in February 2020 that an email from a TV production company pinged into my inbox: “Having read your piece about the subpostmaster’s story, I know it’s crying out to be a drama.” Four years later, it is. They trusted the Post Office – which on its …

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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why Paula Vennells returning her CBE is worthless unless Rishi Sunak acts to annul the ex-Post Office boss's honour
11 months, 2 weeks ago

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why Paula Vennells returning her CBE is worthless unless Rishi Sunak acts to annul the ex-Post Office boss's honour

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak needs to act to ensure Paula Vennells' CBE is annulled. Paula Vennells has said she will return her CBE following the Post Office Scandal Rishi Sunak needs to act to ensure Paula Vennells' CBE is annulled. Simply returning the gong means nothing Some who returned medals still have their honour as they have never been rescinded, including Michael …

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Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells urged to tell truth about Horizon scandal after returning CBE
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells urged to tell truth about Horizon scandal after returning CBE

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campaigners and MPs welcomed her decision to give up the award – but said Ms …

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British Indians fought for justice, now UK Post Office ex-CEO returns honour
11 months, 2 weeks ago

British Indians fought for justice, now UK Post Office ex-CEO returns honour

India Today  

Paula Vennells, the former chief executive officer of the government-owned Post Office Ltd, has decided to return her Commander of the British Empire honour amid a controversy surrounding wrongful convictions of hundreds of post office branch managers, including many British Indians. The controversy revolves around an IT glitch that wrongly accused post office branch managers, including several British Indians, leading …

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Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-UK Post Office boss gives back a royal honor amid fury over hundreds of wrongful convictions

Associated Press  

LONDON — The former head of Britain’s state-owned Post Office said Tuesday she will hand back a royal honor in response to mounting fury over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of theft because of a faulty computer system. “I have listened and I confirm that I return my CBE with immediate effect,” said Vennells, …

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Sunak would ‘strongly’ back honours probe into ex-Post Office boss’s CBE
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak would ‘strongly’ back honours probe into ex-Post Office boss’s CBE

The Independent  

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Why did it fall to TV execs to fight for victims of the Post Office scandal?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Why did it fall to TV execs to fight for victims of the Post Office scandal?

The Independent  

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Who is Paula Vennells? Petition calling for stripping of CBE hits 1m signatures
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Paula Vennells? Petition calling for stripping of CBE hits 1m signatures

The Independent  

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Sunak declines to back calls for ex-Post Office boss to lose CBE
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak declines to back calls for ex-Post Office boss to lose CBE

The Independent  

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