Lady Neville-Rolfe, who was postal minister when the Post Office’s defence of the Horizon IT system and prosecution of branch owner-operators was being increasingly questioned, has recounted a “threatening” meeting with its executives where she says it was intimated she should “watch out”.
She told the public inquiry into the Horizon scandal that her increasing scepticism and disillusionment at the advice given by civil servants and the proposal of an independent review of the situation led to the heated meeting with leading figures at the Post Office, including the then chief executive, Paula Vennells.
