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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Paula Vennells names five executives she blames over Post Office scandal

Paula Vennells
Paula Vennells arriving for Friday’s proceedings in London. Photograph: James Veysey/Rex/Shutterstock

Paula Vennells, the former Post Office chief executive, has named five executives who she said were to blame for the Horizon scandal, including a missing IT expert and a former in-house lawyer who has refused to appear at the public inquiry.

During a third day of tearful evidence in front of the inquiry, Vennells denied she had given “craven and self-serving” testimony but readily provided the names of those she claimed had let her down.

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