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The former head of Britain’s Post Office Paula Vennells has broken down in tears on several occasions while giving evidence to an inquiry into one of the country’s biggest miscarriages of justice that saw hundreds of branch managers wrongly convicted of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system

Ex-chief executive tells inquiry into Horizon scandal she had been unaware people were being wrongly prosecuted

The former Post Office chief was quizzed about an email she sent after Martin Griffiths’ suicide attempt suggesting she had heard about ‘previous mental health and family issues’

The former boss of Britain's Post Office on Wednesday apologised to the hundreds of staff who were wrongly prosecuted because of faulty computer software, in one of the country's worst miscarriages of justice.

‘I think you knew,’ the ex-Post Office boss was told by Canadian-born Moya Greene, who was in charge of the Royal Mail for eight years

Prime minister announces early summer election with date putting parties on campaign trail for six weeks

Watch as Paula Vennells gave evidence at the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry on Wednesday (22 May).

Former chief executive of the Post Office tells the inquiry she does not think there was a conspiracy but that mistakes were made

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells broken down in tears twice mid-evidence as she made an emotional appearance at the Horizon IT inquiry.

Anglo agrees to enter talks with larger rival, though BHP calls its £38.6n offer ‘final’

Long periods of silence as former Post Office boss struggles to answer question about the organisation she once headed up