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Watch as Paula Vennells gives evidence on her second day at the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry on Thursday (23 May).

Former CEO says she does not recall ‘making conscious decision not to go back and review all past criminal cases’ and denies media coverage was a factor

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Paula Vennells broke down in tears on a number of occasion during first day of testimony at Horizon inquiry

As the former Post Office CEO faced the inquiry and her victims, she said ‘sorry’ a lot. About what? It was never really clear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Disgraced former boss of the Post Office apologises to subpostmasters for their suffering during the Horizon IT scandal

Former chief executive says she was ‘too trusting’ of subordinates and was advised to deny Fujitsu had remote access to terminals

The Post Office accused a subpostmistress’s teenagers of breaking into to a branch safe

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’