The head of PR and media for the Post Office helped write a “story” vigorously defending the faulty Horizon IT system that was then “cut and pasted” as evidence in witness statements used in the prosecution of post office operators, the inquiry into the scandal has heard.
Simon Baker, a Post Office employee, asked the company’s media team to help “craft our message”, which had been developed by two lawyers, devising wording that was later used in legal proceedings, the inquiry heard.
